# Accident 20120519008179A: Mooney M20C, Cooper City, FL, May 19, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 2012, 13:00 local time
- Place: Cooper City, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.0011° N, 80.2406° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0011&lon=-80.2406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2610W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2610W-2013-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA348) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120519008179A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED HABERSHAM COUNTY (AJR) WITH  ONE PASSENGER.AIRCRAFT WAS ON VFR FLIGHT INBOUND TO HOLLYWOOD NORTH PERRY AIRPORT(HWO).  PILOT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING  ON EASTBOUND LANES OF SHERIDIAN ST AND DOUGLAS ROAD. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE OCCURRED TO AIRCRAFT.   NO INJURIES.

## 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 ERA12CA348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA348), May 19, 2012: Mooney M20C (N2610W), Pembroke Pines, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power during approach due to fuel exhaustion.

## Other reports on N2610W (1)

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

- [Incident 19890625050809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890625050809I), Jun 25, 1989: Mooney M20C (N2610W), Lumberton, NC, Minor damage. Forgot to lower landing gear and landed with gear retracted.

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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