# Incident 19871213080399I: Mooney M20K, Pocatello, ID, December 13, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 1987, 18:00 local time
- Place: Pocatello, ID
- Airport: Pocatello Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9098° N, 112.5959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at POCATELLO RGNL (PIH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9098&lon=-112.5959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N231SS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N231SS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360GB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,116 total, 1,376 in this make and model, 69 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871213080399I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE SHUTDOWN APPROACHING AIRPORT. LANDED SAFELY. CYLINDER ARM ASSEMBLY WORKED LOOSE. OIL DRIPPED ON MANIFOLD.

## Other reports on N231SS (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20081017854619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081017854619I), Oct 17, 2008: Mooney M20K (N231SS), College City, CA, No damage. (-23) It was reported that the pilot in command of this aircraft, N231SS, lost engine power and made a emergency landing in a field 3 miles southeast of…

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.

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