# Incident 20021010030149I: Mooney M20C, Curtis, NE, October 10, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 2002, 13:45 local time
- Place: Curtis, NE
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6336° N, 100.5113° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Curtis, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6336&lon=-100.5113&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5968Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5968Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021010030149I

## Narrative

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

(-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 20110904019059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110904019059I), Sep 4, 2011: Mooney M20C (N5968Q), Snohomish, WA, Minor damage. On 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,…

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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