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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20M · White Cloud, MI · July 15, 2005

Date: July 15, 2005 · 13:54 local
Place: White Cloud, MI
Airport: White Cloud Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N355RZ
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI05LA190
Reported as: Mooney M20M
Reported engine: Lycoming TIO540AF1B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,870 total479 in this make and model41 in the last 90 days

N355RZRegistered now · Mooney M20MS/N 27-0235 · Built 1997 Airframe modelMooney M20M Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) The subject aircraft departed gerald r ford international airport on 7/15/05, after the maintenance work done at northern air repair station enrouting to beaver island. The pilot experienced a problem when he climbed to 9000 feet. The oil temperature at red line and oil pressure was low. He contacted msp center and declared emergency when he observed oil coming down at left window. Msp center directed the pilot to land at White Cloud Airport. The aircraft changed his heading to White Cloud Airport. Pilot experienced aircraft is shacking rough. When he sported airport, he had little power. He attempted to land on the runway but no power, so he landed at the edge of the south side of runway. The aircraft landed on the uneven terrain, broke the nose wheel, bent the propeller, broke the left main gear, damaged the right wing. The pilot is the only occupant in the aircraft and received no injury.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT DEPARTED GERALD R FORD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON 7/15/05, AFTER THE MAINTENANCE WORK DONE AT NORTHERN AIR REPAIR STATION ENROUTING TO BEAVER ISLAND. THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WHEN HE CLIMBED TO 9000 FEET. THE OIL TEMPERATURE AT RED LINE AND OIL PRESSURE WAS LOW. HE CONTACTED MSP CENTER AND DECLARED EMERGENCY WHEN HE OBSERVED OIL COMING DOWN AT LEFT WINDOW. MSP CENTER DIRECTED THE PILOT TO LAND AT WHITE CLOUD AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT CHANGED HIS HEADING TO WHITE CLOUD AIRPORT. PILOT EXPERIENCED AIRCRAFT IS SHACKING ROUGH. WHEN HE SPORTED AIRPORT, HE HAD LITTLE POWER. HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON THE RUNWAY BUT NO POWER, SO HE LANDED AT THE EDGE OF THE SOUTH SIDE OF RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE UNEVEN TERRAIN, BROKE THE NOSE WHEEL, BENT THE PROPELLER, BROKE THE LEFT MAIN GEAR, DAMAGED THE RIGHT WING. THE PILOT IS THE ONLY OCCUPANT IN THE AIRCRAFT AND RECEIVED NO INJURY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI05LA190Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWhite Cloud, MIA loss of engine power during cruise flight due to the mechanic's improper maintenance, the disconnected oil line, the oil leak from the disconnected line, and the unsuitable terrain the pilot encountered during the forced landing. Factors were the outside…Jul 15, 2005 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N355RZ · 2

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

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