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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20K · Twentynine Palm, CA · May 25, 2020

Date: May 25, 2020 · 14:30 local
Place: Twentynine Palm, CA
Airport: Crosswinds Airport
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N43PG
Reported as: Mooney M20K
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 693 total90 in this make and model41 in the last 90 days

N43PGRegistered now · Mooney M20KS/N 25-2019 · Built 1998 Airframe modelMooney M20K Engine modelContinental TSIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot of a Mooney M20K flying at cruise flight over Twentynine palms, CA experienced engine surges and loss of engine power. The pilot made an emergency landing at the Crosswinds Airport (2CA3) runway 10 and overran the end of the runway. The aircraft then hit a dirt berm, which caused the nose gear to collapse and come to rest. The pilot was the sole person on board, no injuries reported, and the damage to the aircraft was minor.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT OF A MOONEY M20K FLYING AT CRUISE FLIGHT OVER TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA EXPERIENCED ENGINE SURGES AND LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT THE CROSSWINDS AIRPORT (2CA3) RUNWAY 10 AND OVERRAN THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT THEN HIT A DIRT BERM, WHICH CAUSED THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE AND COME TO REST. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE PERSON ON BOARD, NO INJURIES REPORTED, AND THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS MINOR.