# Incident 20111002022769I: Mooney M20F, Rialto, CA, October 2, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 2011, 18:15 local time
- Place: Rialto, CA
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1174° N, 117.3892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rialto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1174&lon=-117.3892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N345TM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N345TM) (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: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111002022769I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS IN THE CRUISE FLIGHT  THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A VIOLENT SHAKE.  SMOKE WAS BILLOWING FROM THE ENGINE. LOST OF POWER OCCURED AND EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED.  AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT RIALTO AIRPORT CA. VISUAL INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED. ENGINE SUFFERED CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. TEARDOWN WILL BE CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE EXACT CAUSE OF FAILURE. INSPECTION DATE TO BE DETERMINED.

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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