# Accident 19820502029049A: Mooney M20A, San Antonio, TX, May 2, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1982, 18:48 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Airport: Twin Oaks
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5894° N, 98.4709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5894&lon=-98.4709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7836C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7836C-2012-10-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20A (registry code 5870204, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20A
- Reported engine: LYC IO320A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,900 total, 7 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82FRG28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FRG28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820502029049A

## Narrative

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

LANDED DOWNWIND GEAR UP, PROPELLER STRIKING RUNWAY. BEGAN NOSE HIGH GO AROUND, STRUCK TREES AND POWER POLE.

## 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 FTW82FRG28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FRG28), May 2, 1982: Mooney M20A (N7836C), San Antonio, TX, destroyed

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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