20150130000759I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20E · Minot, ND · January 30, 2015

Date: January 30, 2015 · 09:30 local
Place: Minot, ND
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1991Y
Reported as: Mooney M20E
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 450 total20 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N1991YRegistered now · Mooney M20ES/N 418 · Built 1964 Airframe modelMooney M20E Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

While enroute from watford city ND to Minot ND aircraft engine exhibited loss of power due to fuel starvation. Pilot initiated forced landing on county road 10 (asphalt surface). Pilot avoided powerlines and had hard landing. No injuries but pilot removed two passengers and fueled aircraft with 5 gallons of fuel. Pilot departed county road 10 (solo) enroute to Minot international airport. Subsequent left main gear failure to deploy at Minot international due to damage to gear door hinges caused by hard landing on county road 10.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE ENROUTE FROM WATFORD CITY ND TO MINOT ND AIRCRAFT ENGINE EXHIBITED LOSS OF POWER DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. PILOT INITIATED FORCED LANDING ON COUNTY ROAD 10 (ASPHALT SURFACE). PILOT AVOIDED POWERLINES AND HAD HARD LANDING. NO INJURIES BUT PILOT REMOVED TWO PASSENGERS AND FUELED AIRCRAFT WITH 5 GALLONS OF FUEL. PILOT DEPARTED COUNTY ROAD 10 (SOLO) ENROUTE TO MINOT INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. SUBSEQUENT LEFT MAIN GEAR FAILURE TO DEPLOY AT MINOT INTERNATIONAL DUE TO DAMAGE TO GEAR DOOR HINGES CAUSED BY HARD LANDING ON COUNTY ROAD 10.

Other reports on N1991Y · 2

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

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