ROCK HILL, SC, USA
N6399Q
MOONEY M20F
DURING A VFR FLT, THE PLT REPORTED A SEVERE VIBRATION IN THE AIRFRAME. PWR WAS REDUCED IN AN ATTEMPT TO LESSEN THE VIBRATION AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER, A TOTAL LOSS OF PWR WAS EXPERIENCED AND THE PLT ESTABLISHED A GLIDE TO THE NEAREST LANDING AREA. DURING THE APCH, THE PLT STATED, THE AIRSPEED WAS EXCESSIVE AND HE OVERSHOT THE INTENDED LANDING AREA RESULTING IN A COLLISION WITH TREES. EXAMINATION OF THE ENG DISCLOSED THE CRANKSHAFT HAD FAILED. LAB ANALYSIS OF THE SHAFT INDICATED THE FRACTURE WAS A FATIGUE FAILURE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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