# Incident 20000904028589I: Mooney M20J, Lodgepole, NE, September 4, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 2000, 11:50 local time
- Place: Lodgepole, NE
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1489° N, 102.6386° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lodgepole, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1489&lon=-102.6386&mi=10
- Aircraft: N205MN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N205MN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: CONT IO360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000904028589I

## Narrative

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

(-23)PILOT WAS ENROUTE FROM ARIZONA TO NORTH DAKOTA AT 11,000 FEET WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A MANIFOLD PRESSURE DECREASE. SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE OIL PRESSURE STARTED TO FAIL AND THE PILOT STARTED LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO LAND.  THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON A COUNTY ROAD WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR THE OCCUPANTS DURING LANDING.  DURING POST FLIGHT INSPECTION, IT WAS NOTED THAT OIL WAS LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE AREA.  A MECHANIC FOUND AN OIL  LEAK AT TURBOCHARGER CAUSING IT TO FAIL.  ALL OTHER ENGINE COMPONENTS WERE FOUND TO BE IN SATISFACTORY CONDITION.

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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