# Incident 20020913022769I: Mooney M20E, Shallowater, TX, September 13, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 2002, 15:30 local time
- Place: Shallowater, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6901° N, 101.9893° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shallowater, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6901&lon=-101.9893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3257F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3257F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Pilot flight hours: 5,176 total, 50 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020913022769I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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 20251210017329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251210017329I), Dec 10, 2025: Mooney M20E (N3257F), Greenville, NC, Minor damage. During cruise appears number 3 cylinder seperated from engine and began impacting multiple areas.
- [Incident 19890310022079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890310022079I), Mar 10, 1989: Mooney M20E (N3257F), Humacao, Puerto Rico, Minor damage. Landed on marked closed runway at Private strip. Aircraft struck mounds of dirt damaging wing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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