# Incident 20150130000759I: Mooney M20E, Minot, ND, January 30, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 2015, 09:30 local time
- Place: Minot, ND
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.2361° N, 101.2776° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minot, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2361&lon=-101.2776&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1991Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1991Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 20 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150130000759I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Incident 20150115001549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150115001549I), Jan 15, 2015: Mooney M20E (N1991Y), Minot, ND, Minor damage. On final approach into Minot, ND tower advised pilot that the left main did not come down. Pilot attempted to extend and did fly by. Tower confirmed LH gear…
- [Accident 19760926030649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760926030649A), Sep 26, 1976: Mooney M20E (N1991Y), Urbana, OH, Substantial damage. Loss of lubrication rsltd in conrod failure. Piston rings carbon seized.

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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