- Date
- July 21, 1988, 14:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Lawrenceville, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6810VMooney M20E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 3, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880721030799A
- Case key
- 7790
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The plt reported that the engine failed shortly after takeoff. The pilot made a 180 degree turn and landed downwind on the runway. He elected to land gear up to avoid a drop-off past the runway end. The acft slid off the runway end, but came to a stop before reaching the drop-off. Exam of the engine revealed that the #4 rod bearing had failed due to lack of lubrication, although there was oil in the crankcase. The pilot stated that the engine had experienced an inflight loss of oil pressure 2 days before,and he made a precautionary landing. The mechanic who subsequently examined the engine found an improperly secured fitting on the prop gov oil line. He also found 1 quart of oil remaining. The mechanic secured the fitting, checked the oil filter and screen for metal, then serviced the engine with oil. The engine was test run several times then released to the owner. The engine manufacturer states in the engine specs that the minimum safe oil quantity in the engine is 2 quarts.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6810V
- Reported as
- Mooney M20E
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21-0004
- Airframe hours
- 3,046
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A1A, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Brown, Eugene A
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 1, 1988 · 19 hours before
- Destination
- WDR · Winder, GA
- Airport
- 17A · Gwinnett Co. Briscoe Fld, runway 7, 4,000 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 59
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,441 total · 1,648 in this make and model · 4,000 as pilot in command · 50 in the last 90 days · 15 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 12 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.