# Accident 20150602019669A: Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K, Fresno, CA, June 2, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 2015, 20:00 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7356° N, 119.8236° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7356&lon=-119.8236&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3567H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3567H-2018-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY AIRCRAFT CORP. M20K
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,575 total, 450 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150602019669A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 2, 2015, N3567H, A MOONEY M20K, ENCOUNTERED AN ENGINE FAILURE IN FLIGHT. AT THE TIME OF THE ENGINE FAILURE THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING AT 8000FT.  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO.  THE PILOT SET UP FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT FRESNO CHANDLER EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (KFCH).  BECAUSE THE PILOT WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH THE AIRPORT AND HAVING THE SUN IN HIS EYES, HE WAS UNAWARE HE LINED UP THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE DECOMMISSIONED PARALLEL RUNWAY. THE PILOT DECIDED TO LAND LONG, BECAUSE HE WANTED TO MAKE SURE HE DIDN?T HIT ANY OBSTACLES ON FINAL.  DUE TO HIS STEEP APPROACH AND HIGHER THAN NORMAL APPROACH SPEED, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE LAST HALF OF THE DECOMMISSIONED RUNWAY, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO RUN OFF THE RUNWAY AND HIT THE PERIMETER FENCE.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED.

WHEN INSPECTING THE AIRCRAFT, THE REPORTING INSPECTOR (RI) OBSERVED A HOLE IN THE #1 AND #3 CYLINDER WALL.  EXCESSIVE OIL ON THE BOTTOM OF THE AIRCRAFT COWLING INDICATED THERE WAS OIL IN THE ENGINE WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR15LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA175), Jun 3, 2015: Mooney M20K (N3567H), Fresno, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during cruise flight due to a failure of the No. 1 piston and connecting rod assembly.

## Other reports on N3567H (1)

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

- [Accident 19901230056451A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901230056451A), Dec 30, 1990: Mooney M20K (N3567H), Tucson, AZ, Substantial damage. Taxiing on intersecting taxiways failed to see or give way to N739ZV on its right approaching intersection. Collided

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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