# Incident 20200813014099I: Mooney M20J, Bellville, OH, August 13, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 2020, 19:29 local time
- Place: Bellville, OH
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6177° N, 82.5131° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bellville, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6177&lon=-82.5131&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201XH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N201XH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 509 total, 468 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200813014099I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT AIRCRAFT ENGINE LOST POWER AND MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN A CORNFIELD WITH LANDING GEAR RETRACTED.

WITNESSES DESCRIBED ENGINE AS SPUTTERING.

DURING INCIDENT INVESTIGATION AND ENGINE EXAMINATION DISCOVERED THE DUAL MAGNETO UNIT TO HAVE COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM ITS FACE COVER OF THE ENGINE ACCESSORY DRIVE ASSEMBLY. IT WAS FOUND HANGING BY THE ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS ATTACHED TO THE BACK OF THE UNIT, WITH RETAINING HARDWARE MISSING.

## Other reports on N201XH (1)

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

- [Incident 19871024065889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871024065889I), Oct 24, 1987: Mooney M20J (N201XH), Lansing, MI, Minor damage. The propeller struck the runway on landing. The pilot reported he adjusted the flap setting and landed on nosewheel

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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