# Accident 19990328040339A: Mooney M20K, Medicine Bow, WY, March 28, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1999, 15:15 local time
- Place: Medicine Bow, WY
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8906° N, 106.1991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8906&lon=-106.1991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12HW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12HW) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN99LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990328040339A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN REPRTED ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE WIHT A SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF POWER. HE MEAD AN OFF AIRPORT EMERGENCY LANDING AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE WITH NO INJURIES TO EITHER HIMSELF OF THE PASSENGER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN99LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA061), Mar 28, 1999: Mooney M20K (N12HW), Medicine Bow, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A fluctuating turbine inlet temperature and resulting loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Factors were the rough, unsuitable terrain on which to make a forced landing.

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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