19811024069219A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20J · Farwell, NM · October 24, 1981

Date
October 24, 1981 · 18:00 local
Place
Farwell, NM
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9201N
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW82DQG03
Reported as
Mooney M20J
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
770 total650 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Drifted off center of runway on landing. Wing struck corn on runway edge. Surface wind exceeded crosswind component

As the FAA filed it

DRIFTED OFF CENTER OF RUNWAY ON LANDING. WING STRUCK CORN ON RUNWAY EDGE. SURFACE WIND EXCEEDED CROSSWIND COMPONENT

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.