- Date
- January 29, 1983, 15:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Roanoke, TX
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5604QMooney M20E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830129004929A
- Case key
- 20699
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Power loss occurred about 7 min after takeoff. The plt turned back toward the arpt but was unable to reach the arpt due to a 15-20 kt headwind. The acft landed hard collapsing the landing gear after the plt mushed the acft to clear wires. Examination & flow test of the fuel controller revealed numerous discrepancies, obsolete parts & flow characteristics well below acceptable standards. The eng was overhauled in 1976. A yellow serviceability tag in the acft records stated that the unit had been overhauled by a repair station in Texas. However the seal on the safety wire was stamped with an identification of a los angeles based overhauler that closed shop in 1969.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5604Q
- Reported as
- Mooney M20E
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 685
- Airframe hours
- 1,961
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-260-A1A, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- T.E. Dorsey
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 21, 1982 · 15 hours before
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 52
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 662 total · 497 in this make and model · 645 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 334° at 15 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N5604Q · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.