# Incident 20150327004209I: Mooney M20D, Thermopolis, WY, March 27, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 2015, 15:45 local time
- Place: Thermopolis, WY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6479° N, 108.2145° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Thermopolis, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6479&lon=-108.2145&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6641U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6641U-2015-09-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20D (registry code 5870210, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20d) (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 M20D
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 17,000 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150327004209I

## Narrative

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

WHILE CRUISING AT APPROXIMATELY 5500 FEET AGL, THE ENGINE FAILED. THE PILOT SWITCHED FUEL TANKS BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS SAFELY MADE ON WYOMING HIGHWAY 20 APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES  NORTH OF THERMOPOLIS, WYOMING. THE PILOT HAD TO STEER THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE HIGHWAY TO AVOID AN ONCOMING CAR. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE SKINS FROM HITTING SEVERAL REFLECTOR POSTS. NO INJURYS TO THE PILOT OR TO THE ONLY PASSENGER.

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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