# Incident 20120719020219I: Mooney M20J, Dubuque, IA, July 19, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 2012, 14:21 local time
- Place: Dubuque, IA
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5006° N, 90.6646° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dubuque, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5006&lon=-90.6646&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9201A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9201A) (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 I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120719020219I

## Narrative

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

THE IFR AIRCRAFT DESCENDED BELOW ITS ASSIGNED ALTITUDE.  WHEN QUERIED BY ATC, THE PILOT STATED HE MAY HAVE TO DIVERT DUE TO AN ENGINE PROBLEM.  AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES THE PILOT RETURNED TO HIS ALTITUDE AND STATED THAT HE HAD A MAG ENGINE PROBLEM AND NOW HAS IT HAS BEEN RESOLVED.  THE PILOT HAD THE ENGINE CHECKED UPON LANDING BY A MECHANIC.

## Other reports on N9201A (1)

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

- [Incident 20190721016592I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190721016592I), Jul 21, 2019: Mooney M20J (N9201A), Madison, WI, Minor damage. Aircraft touched while in formation after taking off from msn enroute to osh

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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