- Date
- December 26, 1985, 14:08 local (20:08 UTC)
- Place
- San Antonio, TX
- Injuries
- 4 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7025VMooney M20C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851226064079A
- Case key
- 21964
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Analysis
The acft was destroyed during a forced landing. While en route over the San Antonio area the plt noticed a few drops of what he believed to be precipitation on the windshield. Shortly thereafter, it was determined the drops on the windshield were oil. The quantity of oil increased to a point where the windshield was covered. The plt opened the left cockpit window to gain visibility and a landing was attempted on rwy 27 at Stinson municipal. The acft touched down longwith the left wing contacting the rwy. The tower advised the plt to go around. The plt added full pwr, made a left circling turn and the acft contacted the rwy at the intersection of 27 and 32. The plt stated that during the go around oil pressure was noted as zero. Post accident inspection disclosed a cracked brass plated fitting on the prop govenor oil line at the front right side of the eng. The fitting was cracked through 3/4 of its circumference. The manufacturerspart is aluminum and not brass plated.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7025V
- Reported as
- Mooney M20C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 20-1201
- Airframe hours
- 2,226
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A1D, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Robert R. Owen
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 23, 1985 · 59 hours before
- Departed
- 52F · Roanoke, TX
- Destination
- PEZ · Pleasanton, TX
- Airport
- SSF · Stinson Municipal
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 62
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,065 total · 455 in this make and model · 2,487 as pilot in command · 34 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 77 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SSF, 60 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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