# Incident 19920225009809I: Mooney M20F, Fallon, NV, February 25, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 1992, 15:32 local time
- Place: Fallon, NV
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4737° N, 118.7779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fallon, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4737&lon=-118.7779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N311LB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N311LB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,250 total, 500 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920225009809I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FROZE INFLIGHT. HAD A SUCCESSFUL EMERGENCY LANDING. FOUND NR3 PISTON PIN PLUG BROKEN.

## Other reports on N311LB (2)

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

- [Incident 20101231053979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101231053979I), Dec 31, 2010: Mooney M20F (N311LB), Minor damage. The pilot was on an instructor approved solo flight. He practiced takeoffs and landings. During this pattern he intended to practice an engine out approach and…
- [Incident 19900121006039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900121006039I), Jan 21, 1990: Mooney M20 (N311LB), Reno, NV, Minor damage. Landed due to electrical problem. Alternator came loose. Nose gear collapsed later due to down lock rods failure.

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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