20240414013839I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20C · Loveland, CO · April 14, 2024

Date: April 14, 2024 · 15:45 local
Place: Loveland, CO
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6667U
Reported as: Mooney M20C
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 375 total83 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

N6667URegistered now · Mooney M20CS/N 2394 · Built 1963 Airframe modelMooney M20C Engine modelLycoming O&VO-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.

While flying from cheyenne regional airport, cheyenne, WY (kcys), to rocky mountain metro airport, boulder, CO (kbjc) pilot experienced engine power issue and elected to land on highway 287. Pilot landed safely. No injuries were encountered. Minor damage to the right wing was encountered: a small dent in the leading edge near the blade tip and scrape marks on the underside of the wing from the leading edge onto the aileron.

PIC stated that he had a friend, a canadian mechanic (non FAA certified) inspect the aircraft who stated that it was airworthy. Pilot, with the assistance of the state highway patrol, took off from the highway and returned safely to kbjc.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE FLYING FROM CHEYENNE REGIONAL AIRPORT, CHEYENNE, WY (KCYS), TO ROCKY MOUNTAIN METRO AIRPORT, BOULDER, CO (KBJC) PILOT EXPERIENCED ENGINE POWER ISSUE AND ELECTED TO LAND ON HIGHWAY 287. PILOT LANDED SAFELY. NO INJURIES WERE ENCOUNTERED. MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING WAS ENCOUNTERED: A SMALL DENT IN THE LEADING EDGE NEAR THE BLADE TIP AND SCRAPE MARKS ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE WING FROM THE LEADING EDGE ONTO THE AILERON.

PIC STATED THAT HE HAD A FRIEND, A CANADIAN MECHANIC (NON FAA CERTIFIED) INSPECT THE AIRCRAFT WHO STATED THAT IT WAS AIRWORTHY. PILOT, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE STATE HIGHWAY PATROL, TOOK OFF FROM THE HIGHWAY AND RETURNED SAFELY TO KBJC.