19960301005259I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20J · Wendover, UT · March 1, 1996

Date
March 1, 1996 · 10:30 local
Place
Wendover, UT
Airport
Wendover Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5258G
Reported as
Mooney M20J
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A3B6
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
675 total500 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on March 1, 1996, at approximately 10:30 am (MST), a Mooney M20J, N5258G, operated by Mr. David houser, a private, certificated pilot, departed Wendover, Utah enroute to salt lake city. Five minutes after takeoff, a loud noise was heard from the engine, and oil streaked past the windscreen. The pilot initiated an emergency landing at the Wendover, airport. The landing was accomplished without incident. There were no passengers on board and the pilot was uninjured. The aircraft engine incurred a hole on the right side of the crankcase.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON MARCH 1, 1996, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 AM (MST), A MOONEY M20J, N5258G, OPERATED BY MR. DAVID HOUSER, A PRIVATE, CERTIFICATED PILOT, DEPARTED WENDOVER, UTAH ENROUTE TO SALT LAKE CITY. FIVE MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE ENGINE, AND OIL STREAKED PAST THE WINDSCREEN. THE PILOT INITIATED AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT THE WENDOVER, AIRPORT. THE LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS ON BOARD AND THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED. THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE INCURRED A HOLE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CRANKCASE.