# Incident 20150331004109I: Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K, Hawley, MN, March 31, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 2015, 11:48 local time
- Place: Hawley, MN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8774° N, 96.3217° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hawley, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8774&lon=-96.3217&mi=10
- Aircraft: N231DC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N231DC) (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 AIRCRAFT CORP. M20K
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150331004109I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HAD A LOSS OF POWER FOR UNKWOWN REASONS AND LANDED ON A STATE HIGHWAY WITH AN OVERCAME A CAR TRAVELING IN THE SAME DIRECTION. AIRCRAFT HIT THE CAR WITH THE RIGHT WING AND PROPELLER CAUSING MULTIPLE PROPELLER STRIKES/DAMAGE TO THE CAR. A CAUSE OF LOSS OF POWER HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AFTER MULTIPLE FUEL SAMPLES, FUEL SYSTEM INSPECTIONS AND 1 HOUR FLIGHT BACK TO MAIN BASE IN MINOT, ND.

## Other reports on N231DC (2)

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

- [Incident 20061209030049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061209030049I), Dec 9, 2006: Mooney M20K (N231DC), Minot, ND, No damage. (-23) On December 9, 2006, N231DC, a Mooney-20K, piloted by [privacy data omitted] landed gear up at the Minot International Airport on runway 31.
- [Incident 20010721018299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010721018299I), Jul 21, 2001: Mooney M20K (N231DC), Ainsworth, NE, Minor damage. (-23)On July 21, 2001, at approximately 1800 CDT, Mooney M-20K, N231DC, departed Ainsworth, Nebraska runway 12 during the landing rollout, inducing a failure…

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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