NONE · Mooney M20F · 1999-06-29 · LIBERTY, NC, USA
Event
NTSB number
MIA99LA191
Event ID
20001212X19076
Type
Accident
Date
1999-06-29
Location
LIBERTY, NC, USA
Coordinates
35.849601, -79.569396
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Mooney
Model
M20F
Registration
N7114V
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
Improper inspection of the muffler assembly resulting in erosion going undetected and the rupture of the muffler and shroud while in cruise flight. The condition caused melting of portions of the air induction system, loss of engine power, and the pilot's attempted forced landing that resulted in collision with terrain that sheared one main landing gear and fractured the wheel of the other main landing gear. A factor in the accident was the pilot's obscured vision due to smoke in the cockpit.