# Accident 20050715027279A: Mooney M20M, White Cloud, MI, July 15, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2005, 13:54 local time
- Place: White Cloud, MI
- Airport: White Cloud Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5597° N, 85.7742° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5597&lon=-85.7742&mi=10
- Aircraft: N355RZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N355RZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20M (registry code 5870222, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20M
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540AF1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,870 total, 479 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050715027279A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI05LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA190), Jul 15, 2005: Mooney M20M (N355RZ), White Cloud, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A 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…

## Other reports on N355RZ (2)

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

- [Incident 20250420004089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250420004089I), Apr 20, 2025: Mooney M20M (N355RZ), Everett, WA, Minor damage. Pilot with a passenger was making a landing. Upon touchdown the gear collasped. The aircrafr skidded to a stop on the runway. Only minor damage, no injuries to…
- [Incident 20220825016529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220825016529I), Aug 25, 2022: Mooney M20M (N355RZ), Spokane, WA, Minor damage. When pilot landed he stated that there was a strange sound coming from the landing gear, but it didn’t sound like a flat tire, more of a metallic sound. When…

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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