# Incident 20100425032479I: Mooney MOONEY-20, CO, April 25, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 2010, 17:40 local time
- Place: CO
- Airport: Napt
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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 MOONEY-20
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100425032479I

## Narrative

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

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 PASTURE LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES EAST OF THE PUEBLO AIRPORT. THE AIRFRAME RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE; AND THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED INTERNAL FAILURE.  THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.

## Other reports on N231RP (2)

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

- [Incident 20021201034369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021201034369I), Dec 1, 2002: Mooney M20K (N231RP), Hamilton, TX, Minor damage. (-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…
- [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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