# Incident 20101231053989I: Mooney M20F, Corona, CA, December 31, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 2010, 16:15 local time
- Place: Corona, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8753° N, 117.5664° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corona, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8753&lon=-117.5664&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9555M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9555M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101231053989I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

30 MINUTES PRIOR TO TAKEOFF, PILOT STATED THAT HIS AIRCRAFT ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH. INSPECTED ENGINE FOR LOOSE OR WET SPARK PLUGS. HE REMOVED TWO SPARK PLUGS, INSPECTED AND CLEAN AND REINSTALLED. OPERATED ENGINE FOR A FEW MINUTES FOR MAINTENANCE CHECK REPORTED NO SPUTTERING. PROCEEDED TO RUNWAY FOR TAKE OFF. AFTER TAKE OFF AIRCRAFT CLIMB APPROXIMATELY 75 FEET AND THEN ENGINE QUIT. AIRCRAFT CRASH INTO 3 OR 4 FEET OF STANDING WATER. NO INJURIES TO PILOT AND PASSENGER.

## Other reports on N9555M (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19940717018699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940717018699I), Jul 17, 1994: Mooney M20F (N9555M), Alexandria, LA, Minor damage. During practice ILS approach landed gear up. Did not get green light. Recycled. Assumed gear down.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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