What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
N3275F is a 1967 Mooney M20F privacy data omitted. The standard a/w certificate date is 26 may 1967 and
The valid registration certification issue date is 9 September 2013.
The purpose of the flight was for personal/recreational reasons. After take off from kiad, with the student pilot on the controls the aircraft was vectored around the north side of iad by ATC and subsequently cleared direct to charlottesville at the same time as leveling off at 4500 feet. Upon initiating the cruise checklist the crew heard a loud bang with associated engine shaking. The PIC took the controls and reported a full power loss to ATC. ATC cleared the aircraft for a left turn direct with choice of runway. The pilot took runway 19C and safely landed the aircraft without power. Ground support towed the aircraft off of the active in short time.
No injuries to crew member as a result. Substantial damage to the aircraft engine compartment due to the #4 cylinder failure and explosion causing the piston to exit the engine and cowling at the 1:00 o'clock position. Fragments or piston parts were not found near the ground location where the failure occurred. Minor skin
Damage to the nose landing gear empennage and upper exterior cockpit/fuselage was evident.
As the FAA filed it
N3275F IS A 1967 MOONEY M20F ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE STANDARD A/W CERTIFICATE DATE IS 26 MAY 1967 AND
THE VALID REGISTRATION CERTIFICATION ISSUE DATE IS 9 SEPTEMBER 2013.
THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS FOR PERSONAL/RECREATIONAL REASONS. AFTER TAKE OFF FROM KIAD, WITH THE STUDENT PILOT ON THE CONTROLS THE AIRCRAFT WAS VECTORED AROUND THE NORTH SIDE OF IAD BY ATC AND SUBSEQUENTLY CLEARED DIRECT TO CHARLOTTESVILLE AT THE SAME TIME AS LEVELING OFF AT 4500 FEET. UPON INITIATING THE CRUISE CHECKLIST THE CREW HEARD A LOUD BANG WITH ASSOCIATED ENGINE SHAKING. THE PIC TOOK THE CONTROLS AND REPORTED A FULL POWER LOSS TO ATC. ATC CLEARED THE AIRCRAFT FOR A LEFT TURN DIRECT WITH CHOICE OF RUNWAY. THE PILOT TOOK RUNWAY 19C AND SAFELY LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT POWER. GROUND SUPPORT TOWED THE AIRCRAFT OFF OF THE ACTIVE IN SHORT TIME.
NO INJURIES TO CREW MEMBER AS A RESULT. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE COMPARTMENT DUE TO THE #4 CYLINDER FAILURE AND EXPLOSION CAUSING THE PISTON TO EXIT THE ENGINE AND COWLING AT THE 1:00 O'CLOCK POSITION. FRAGMENTS OR PISTON PARTS WERE NOT FOUND NEAR THE GROUND LOCATION WHERE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. MINOR SKIN
DAMAGE TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR EMPENNAGE AND UPPER EXTERIOR COCKPIT/FUSELAGE WAS EVIDENT.
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