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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20E · Shallowater, TX · September 13, 2002

Date: September 13, 2002 · 15:30 local
Place: Shallowater, TX
Airport: Private
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3257F
Reported as: Mooney M20E
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,176 total50 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

N3257FRegistered now · Mooney M20ES/N 670050 · Built 1967 Airframe modelMooney M20E Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On September 13, 2002, at approximately 15:30 CDT, local time, the pilot of a Mooney M20E aircraft, N3257F, experienced loss of power after departing a Private field located southwest of Shallowater, Texas. The Mooney aircraft sustained minor damage after landing on a cotton field. The pilot did not receive any injuries. VMC conditions prevailed for the VFR flight. No flight plan was filed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 15:30 CDT, LOCAL TIME, THE PILOT OF A MOONEY M20E AIRCRAFT, N3257F, EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER AFTER DEPARTING A PRIVATE FIELD LOCATED SOUTHWEST OF SHALLOWATER, TEXAS. THE MOONEY AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AFTER LANDING ON A COTTON FIELD. THE PILOT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE VFR FLIGHT. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

Other reports on N3257F · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20251210017329ICruise/Level Flight · Greenville, NCDuring cruise appears number 3 cylinder seperated from engine and began impacting multiple areas.Dec 10, 2025 · Minor damage Incident 19890310022079IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Humacao, Puerto RicoLanded on marked closed runway at Private strip. Aircraft struck mounds of dirt damaging wing.Mar 10, 1989 · Minor damage