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Incident

FAA incident report · Mooney M20K · Bowling Green, KY · December 19, 2004

Date: December 19, 2004 · 18:57 local
Place: Bowling Green, KY
Airport: Bowling Green-Warren County
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N305H
Reported as: Mooney M20K
Reported engine: Continental TSIO360*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N305HRegistered now · Mooney M20KS/N 25-1062 · Built 1986 Airframe modelMooney M20K Engine modelContinental TSIO-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 12/19/2004 at 18:57 EST aircraft N305H, a Mooney M-20K enroute from pht to pbx diverted to bwg due to engine problem and landed without incident at bwg, KY. Pilot stated "he was in level cruise at flight level 190 when oil pressure started dropping, then engine started losing power and running rough so he began descent and shut engine down at approximately flight level 110. He had Bowling Green airport, bwg in sight and landed without incident. Turbocharger seal failure caused loss of engine oil and subsequent in flight shut down of engine.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 12/19/2004 AT 18:57 EST AIRCRAFT N305H, A MOONEY M-20K ENROUTE FROM PHT TO PBX DIVERTED TO BWG DUE TO ENGINE PROBLEM AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT BWG, KY. PILOT STATED "HE WAS IN LEVEL CRUISE AT FLIGHT LEVEL 190 WHEN OIL PRESSURE STARTED DROPPING, THEN ENGINE STARTED LOSING POWER AND RUNNING ROUGH SO HE BEGAN DESCENT AND SHUT ENGINE DOWN AT APPROXIMATELY FLIGHT LEVEL 110. HE HAD BOWLING GREEN AIRPORT, BWG IN SIGHT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. TURBOCHARGER SEAL FAILURE CAUSED LOSS OF ENGINE OIL AND SUBSEQUENT IN FLIGHT SHUT DOWN OF ENGINE.