What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 02/17/2012 at 1306 PST an emergency landing on highway 299 and trinity dam blvd. Was reported by the highway patrol. The aircraft a Mooney-20-J, N367MR piloted by the privacy data omitted made this landing after experiencing total loss of engine power. During the landing he hit several poles with the right wing and substantially damaging the aircraft. There were no injuries to the pilot who was the sole occupant. The pilot stated that he had flown the aircraft on 02/10/2012 from redding benton (O85) to Weaverville (O54) after repair on the oil cooler was performed by hillside aviation at benton. On 02/17/2012 he planned to return to benton for repair on a digital engine RPM gauge. He departed O54 after completing an engine runup that was normal. During climb out he noticed that the propeller RPM was slightly high. He reduced power to bring the propeller RPM within normal operating range. After several minutes and while climbing through 4000 feet the engine lost power and the RPM went to 0 with complete propeller stoppage. He elected to make an emergency landing on highway 299. The time of the accident was approximately 1157 PST. Post accident inspection by the pilot with the highway patrol sgt. present showed the fuel selector selected to the left tank and 15 gal. Of fuel remaining in the left tank and 30 gal. Remaining in the right tank. The the highway patrol incident number is: privacy data omitted.
As the FAA filed it
ON 02/17/2012 AT 1306 PST AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON HIGHWAY 299 AND TRINITY DAM BLVD. WAS REPORTED BY THE HIGHWAY PATROL. THE AIRCRAFT A MOONEY-20-J, N367MR PILOTED BY THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MADE THIS LANDING AFTER EXPERIENCING TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. DURING THE LANDING HE HIT SEVERAL POLES WITH THE RIGHT WING AND SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGING THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD FLOWN THE AIRCRAFT ON 02/10/2012 FROM REDDING BENTON (O85) TO WEAVERVILLE (O54) AFTER REPAIR ON THE OIL COOLER WAS PERFORMED BY HILLSIDE AVIATION AT BENTON. ON 02/17/2012 HE PLANNED TO RETURN TO BENTON FOR REPAIR ON A DIGITAL ENGINE RPM GAUGE. HE DEPARTED O54 AFTER COMPLETING AN ENGINE RUNUP THAT WAS NORMAL. DURING CLIMB OUT HE NOTICED THAT THE PROPELLER RPM WAS SLIGHTLY HIGH. HE REDUCED POWER TO BRING THE PROPELLER RPM WITHIN NORMAL OPERATING RANGE. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES AND WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 4000 FEET THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE RPM WENT TO 0 WITH COMPLETE PROPELLER STOPPAGE. HE ELECTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON HIGHWAY 299. THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS APPROXIMATELY 1157 PST. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION BY THE PILOT WITH THE HIGHWAY PATROL SGT. PRESENT SHOWED THE FUEL SELECTOR SELECTED TO THE LEFT TANK AND 15 GAL. OF FUEL REMAINING IN THE LEFT TANK AND 30 GAL. REMAINING IN THE RIGHT TANK. THE THE HIGHWAY PATROL INCIDENT NUMBER IS: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.