20031028026429I

Incident

FAA incident report · Mooney M20J · Twin Falls, ID · October 28, 2003

Date
October 28, 2003 · 12:30 local
Place
Twin Falls, ID
Airport
Twin Falls-Sun Valley Reg Josl
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N923DH
Reported as
Mooney M20J
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A3B6
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
900 total700 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) During cruise flight at 12000 feet, pilot noticed oil pressure and cylinder temp dropping. Pilot elected to make a precautionary descent and landing at twf airport. Pilot made dead stick landing without incident. Maintenance inspection revealed that the #3 cylinder oil control ring had failed allowing oil to escape thru the exhaust system. No other engine damage noted.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT 12000 FEET, PILOT NOTICED OIL PRESSURE AND CYLINDER TEMP DROPPING. PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY DESCENT AND LANDING AT TWF AIRPORT. PILOT MADE DEAD STICK LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE #3 CYLINDER OIL CONTROL RING HAD FAILED ALLOWING OIL TO ESCAPE THRU THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. NO OTHER ENGINE DAMAGE NOTED.