# Incident 20200915019809I: Mooney M20F, Dulles, VA, September 15, 2020 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: September 15, 2020, 15:00 local time - Place: Dulles, VA - Airport: Dulles International - Damage: Minor damage - Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 38.9475° N, 77.4599° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of WASHINGTON DULLES INTL (IAD), within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9475&lon=-77.4599&mi=10 - Aircraft: N3275F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3275F) (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 - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200915019809I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. 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. ## Other reports on N3275F (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20080101012899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080101012899I), Jan 1, 2008: Mooney M20F (N3275F), Pompano Beach, FL, Minor damage. (-23) On January 01, 2008 Mooney M-20F, registration number N3275F was being flown from melborne, FL to Pompano Beach, FL. Several minutes after joining the… - [Incident 19970713029619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970713029619I), Jul 13, 1997: Mooney M20F (N3275F), Spokane, WA, Minor damage. Narrative: on scene investigation on 7-13-97 found aircraft parked in a wheat field with the left main gear collapsed. No injuries. Pilot and passenger (wife)… 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.