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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20C · Curtis, NE · October 10, 2002

Date: October 10, 2002 · 13:45 local
Place: Curtis, NE
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5968Q
Reported as: Mooney M20C
Reported engine: Lycoming O360A1D
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,300 total1,000 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N5968QRegistered now · Mooney M20CS/N 3202 Airframe modelMooney M20C Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) On October 10, 2002 at 1345, Mooney M20C, N5968Q, departed the Curtis municipal airport, Curtis, Nebraska, when the Mooney lost power. The pilot attempted to regain power but landed on the road with the gear retracted. Subsequent investigation disclosed a lack of compression in the #1 cylinder due to a worn exhaust valve.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON OCTOBER 10, 2002 AT 1345, MOONEY M20C, N5968Q, DEPARTED THE CURTIS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, CURTIS, NEBRASKA, WHEN THE MOONEY LOST POWER. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO REGAIN POWER BUT LANDED ON THE ROAD WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED A LACK OF COMPRESSION IN THE #1 CYLINDER DUE TO A WORN EXHAUST VALVE.

Other reports on N5968Q · 1

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

Incident 20110904019059ILanding: Approach · Snohomish, WAOn 09-04-2011 at approximately 1630 PDT, [privacy data omitted] was operating N5968Q, a Mooney M-20-C from the roche harbor airport to Harvey Field, Snohomish, WA on a 14 CFR part 91 flight. While entering the traffic pattern at Harvey Field, [privacy data…Sep 4, 2011 · Minor damage