# Incident 20031028026429I: Mooney M20J, Twin Falls, ID, October 28, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 2003, 12:30 local time
- Place: Twin Falls, ID
- Airport: Twin Falls-Sun Valley Reg Josl
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5641° N, 114.4609° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Twin Falls, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5641&lon=-114.4609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N923DH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N923DH-2008-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A3B6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 700 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031028026429I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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