# Accident 20120217004929A: Mooney M20J, Weaverville, CA, February 17, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 2012, 11:57 local time
- Place: Weaverville, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6744° N, 122.8269° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6744&lon=-122.8269&mi=10
- Aircraft: N367MR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N367MR-2015-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0-360-A3B6D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,234 total, 284 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120217004929A

## Narrative

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

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^.

## 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 WPR12LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA108), Feb 17, 2012: Mooney M20J (N367MR), Lewiston, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to oil starvation as a result of improper maintenance.

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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