# Incident 20021201034369I: Mooney M20K, Hamilton, TX, December 1, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 2002, 07:29 local time
- Place: Hamilton, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.7004° N, 98.1197° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hamilton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7004&lon=-98.1197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N231RP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N231RP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360LB
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,612 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 72 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021201034369I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DECEMBER 1, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 0729 LCL, IN THE VICINITY OF HAMILTON, TEXAS, N231RP, A MOONEY M-20-K AIRCRAFT, REGISTERED TO WILLIAM AND KAREN TAYLOR, EXPERIENCED AN INFLIGHT ENGINE FAILURE. WILLIAM TAYLOR ACTING AS PILOT-IN-COMMAND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT SAFELY ON A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP LOCATED ON THE PECAN CREEK RANCH, HAMILTON, TEXAS. MR. TAYLOR VIOLATED THE TEMPORARY FLIGHT RESTRICTION AREA ASSOCIATED WITH PROHIBITED AREA P-49 WHEN HE LANDED AT THE PECAN CREEK RANCH. MR. TAYLOR VIOLATED THE TFR ONLY AFTER THE EMERGENCY SITUATION CAUSED BY THE INFLIGHT ENGINE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR THE TWO PASSENGERS. THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED MINOR DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N231RP (2)

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

- [Incident 20100425032479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100425032479I), Apr 25, 2010: Mooney MOONEY-20 (N231RP), CO, Minor damage. On April 25, 2010 at approximately 17:40 MST, N231RP, a Mooney M-20-K aircraft, experienced an in flight engine failure resulting in a forced landing in a…
- [Incident 19870328015029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870328015029I), Mar 28, 1987: Mooney M20K (N231RP), Putman, OK. Manifold, fuel flow fluctuation and vibration with zero oil pressure en route. Off airport landing made.

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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