Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Flight Instructor
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100; Flight Crew Total 20000; Flight Crew Type 30
Situational Awareness; Troubleshooting
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical
Flight Crew Landed in Emergency Condition; General Maintenance Action; General Declared Emergency
Aircraft
Flew VFR on top and encountered engine problems. Started descend under partial power and declared an emergency. Was issued IFR clearance and vectored in to ZZZ for an ILS approach. Engine quit on the rollout. Mechanic found the problem to be a faulty intake valve.
Pilot reports he had encountered engine problems in flight and had to land his Mooney M20F aircraft in emergency conditions. The Lycoming engine quit on rollout. Mechanic found faulty intake valve.