# Incident 20030605019139I: Mooney M20J, Pontiac, IL, June 5, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 2003, 13:10 local time
- Place: Pontiac, IL
- Airport: Pontiac Rco
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8894° N, 88.6415° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pontiac, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8894&lon=-88.6415&mi=10
- Aircraft: N205CS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N205CS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A3B6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 300 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030605019139I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA ^ ON 6/05/2003 AT ABOUT 1810Z, 1310CDT, WHILE ON A PERSONAL BUSINESS FLIGHT FROM OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY AIRPORT, COLUMBUS OHIO (OSU) TO FAIRFIELD, IOWA (FFL). THE APPROPRIATELY RATED AND CURRENTLY QUALIFIED PILOT IN COMMAND AND SOLE OCCUPANT HEARD A LOUD POP AND EXPERIENCED A REDUCTION IN ENGINE POWER, FOLLOWED BY OIL ON THE WINDSHIELD. THE PIC NOTIFIED CHICAGO CENTER AND WAS HANDED OFF TO PEORIA APPROACH. THE PIC CONTACTED PEORIA APPROACH AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. AT THAT TIME HE WAS ABOUT 6000 FEET AND 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PONTIAC, ILLINOIS AIRPORT. WITH THE ENGINE STILL DEVELOPING PARTIAL POWER THE PIC LANDED AT PONTIAC AIRPORT AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N205CS (1)

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

- [Incident 20070831022899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070831022899I), Aug 31, 2007: Mooney M20J (N205CS), Waterloo, IA, Minor damage. (-23) After landing the gear collapsed causing minor damage to the aircraft and no injuries. The aircraft incident report (8020-9) from Waterloo ATC reported…

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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