# Incident 19950311007579I: Mooney M20K, Susanville, CA, March 11, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1995, 16:30 local time
- Place: Susanville, CA
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4337° N, 120.6283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Susanville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4337&lon=-120.6283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1147D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1147D) (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 TSIO520NB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950311007579I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ROSEBERG, OR TO LAUGHLIN, NV- BULLHEAD CITY, AZ. DURING FLIGHT AT 21000 FT. THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH AND QUIT. DURING AN IFR DESCENT THE PILOT INIATED ENGINE RESTART TWICE BUT NO SUCCESS. AT ABOUT 1500 AGL THE AIRCRAFT BROKE OUT OF THE OVERCAST. THE PILOT SELECTED A LARGE FLAT FIELD AND DURING APPROACH WORKED THE PROPELLER CROSSWISE WITH THE STARTER. HOLDING THE NOSE HIGH. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED INTO THE MUDDY FIELD. STOPPING WITH THE NOSE WHEEL DEEP IN THE MUD. NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES. UNBEKNOWN TO THE PILOT THE ELT HAD BEEN ACTIVATED AND WAS LATER DISABLED BY THE LOCAL SHERIFF. 8.3 MILES EAST OF SUSANVILLE, CA. PILOT LATER REPORTED OTHER AIRCRAFT WITH SAME ENGINE INSTALLATION HAD EXPERIENCED SAME TYPE ICING IN THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM LEADING TO ENGINE STOPPAGE. HOLDER OF STC IS PRESENTLY MAKING AIR BAFFLES TO CURTAIL ICING OF INJECTION UNIT.

## Other reports on N1147D (1)

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

- [Accident 20050216001389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050216001389A), Feb 16, 2005: Mooney M20K (N1147D), Roseburg, OR, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft departed Roseburg, Oregon airport. 10 miles north of the airport the pilot claims he lost engine oil pressure. Aircraft landed in a field.

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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