# Incident 19920209003969I: Mooney M20K, La Jolla, CA, February 9, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 1992, 11:00 local time
- Place: La Jolla, CA
- Airport: Torry Pines Glider Port
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8473° N, 117.2742° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Jolla, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8473&lon=-117.2742&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4634H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4634H-1999-11-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 40 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920209003969I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED. PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE FORCED LANDING AT THE GLIDER PORT.

## Other reports on N4634H (1)

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

- [Accident 19960802020609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960802020609A), Aug 2, 1996: Mooney M20K (N4634H), Grand Canyon, AZ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft was deviating around thunderstorms, radar contact lost, crashed. (.4)the pilot was deviating for weather and reported cumulous buildups and electrical…

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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