# Incident 20160826014219I: Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K, Justin, TX, August 26, 2016 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: August 26, 2016, 13:30 local time - Place: Justin, TX - Damage: Minor damage - Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 33.1009° N, 97.3171° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Justin, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1009&lon=-97.3171&mi=10 - Aircraft: N95442, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N95442) (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-520-NB - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Private pilot - Pilot flight hours: 768 total, 2 in this make and model, 73 in the last 90 days - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160826014219I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED ON 7/25/16 AND A LIST OF UNAIRWORTHY DISCREPANCIES TO INCLUDE THE TURBOCHARGER LEAKING OIL AND LOW COMPRESSION ON SEVERAL ENGINE CYLINDERS WAS GIVEN TO THE PREVIOUS OWNER. THE NEW OWNER PURCHASED THE AIRCRAFT ON 8/25/16 AND WAS MADE AWARE OF THE OPEN DISCREPANCIES. THE CFI ARRIVED ON 8/26/16 TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTION TO THE NEW OWNER. HE OBSERVED THE NEW OWNER AND A NON-CERTIFICATED MECHANIC WORKING ON THE ENGINE. THEY HAD REMOVED THE INTERCOOLERS, TURBO OIL LINES AND CHECK VALVES TRYING TO TROUBLESHOOT THE OIL LEAK. THE AIRCRAFT HAD NOT BEEN RETURNED TO SERVICE AFTER THE ANNUAL INSPECTION AND THE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON THE ENGINE HAD NOT BEEN DOCUMENTED IN THE AIRCRAFT LOGBOOK. HE TOLD THE NEW OWNER THAT HE DID NOT FEEL THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS LEGAL TO FLY AND LEFT THE HANGAR. THE NEW OWNER PROCEEDED TO REASSEMBLE THE OIL SYSTEM COMPONENTS AND PLANNED TO RUN UP THE ENGINE IN ORDER TO RECHECK ENGINE COMPRESSION. AT APPROXIMATELY 1130, HE STARTED THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE, TAXIED TO RUNWAY 17 AND TOOK OFF HEADING WEST BOUND. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE ENGINE POPPED, SPUTTERED AND QUIT. HE DESCENDED TO 800 AGL, TURNED THE AIRCRAFT EAST BOUND AND COMMITTED TO AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN A PASTURE NORTH OF HWY 114. AFTER MAKING A SUCCESSFUL LANDING, HE EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND NOTICED A BLUE STREAK OF LIQUID RUNNING DOWN THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. HE OPENED THE OIL FILLER DOOR ON THE ENGINE COWLING AND NOTICED A STRONG FUEL SMELL. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEAL THAT THE MAIN FUEL LINE HAD BECOME DISCONNECTED FROM THE FUEL FLOW TRANSDUCER. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, NOSE LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY AND MLG DOORS AS A RESULT OF THE LANDING. ## Other reports on N95442 (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20170802015709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170802015709A), Aug 2, 2017: Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K (N95442), Skiatook, OK, Substantial damage. Departed kbvo around 5 pm on a direct flight to 2F6 to fuel N95442, which is 28 statute miles. Upon departure left tank low fuel light was on, right tank low… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.