# Incident 19990726025149I: Mooney M20F, Montrose, CO, July 26, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1999, 13:00 local time
- Place: Montrose, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4688° N, 107.8590° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montrose, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4688&lon=-107.8590&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9390V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9390V-2018-08-10) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 500 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990726025149I

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON DRAG CREEK ROAD HIGHWAY 141, DRAG CREEK BASIN, BETWEEN TELLURIDE AND MONTROSE, CO. PILOT RELAYED TO ZDV THAT AIRCRAFT HAD DEVELOPED A HOT CYLINDER. AIRCRAFT STRUCK A ROADSIDE REFLECTOR CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE WING AND AILERON. NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR PASSENGER. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED A DEFECTIVE CYLINDER HEAD TEMPERATURE PROBE, CAUSING THE CYLINDER HEAD TEMPERATURE GAUGE TO DEFLECT FULL SCALE.

## Other reports on N9390V (2)

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

- [Accident 19990731018359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990731018359A), Jul 31, 1999: Mooney M20F (N9390V), Montrose, CO, Substantial damage. (.19)On July 31, 1999, approximately 1030 mountain daylight time, a Mooney M20F, N9390V, registered to and operated by the pilot was substantially damaged…
- [Incident 19900419020919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900419020919I), Apr 19, 1990: Mooney M20F (N9390V), Van Nuys, CA, Minor damage. Appears pilot retracted landing gear before attaining flying speed. Settled back on runway coming to a stop.

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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