# Accident 20030718021039A: Mooney M20F, Kerrville, TX, July 18, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2003, 15:15 local time
- Place: Kerrville, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9767° N, 99.0856° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9767&lon=-99.0856&mi=10
- Aircraft: N353JT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N353JT-2004-06-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,800 total, 300 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA188) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030718021039A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DEVELOPED ENGINE VIBRATION, WHEN #3 CYLINDER FAILED. PILOT REQUESTED A CHANGE OF COURSE TO KERRVILLE, TX, THEN CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 8 MILES WEST OF KERRVILLE, TX. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE ON LANDING ON A FIELD AND SLIDING INTO TREES. NO FIRE, NO NMAC, NO DAMAGE TO PEOPLE OR PROPERTY ON THE GROUND.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW03LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA188), Jul 18, 2003: Mooney M20F (N353JT), Kerrville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to the failure of the number three cylinder as the result of undertorqued cylinder bolts. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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