# Accident 19830502016669A: Mooney M20E, Springfield, IL, May 2, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1983, 12:50 local time
- Place: Springfield, IL
- Airport: Capital
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8446° N, 89.6776° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8446&lon=-89.6776&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7430V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7430V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 306 total, 193 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA194) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830502016669A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING CROSS WIND LANDING.

## 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 CHI83LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA194), May 2, 1983: Mooney M20E (N7430V), Springfield, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7430V (1)

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

- [Incident 19851124068329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851124068329I), Nov 24, 1985: Mooney M20E (N7430V), Springfield, IL, Minor damage. Retraction problems and finally safe light for landing. Right main collapsed due to bent retract tube.

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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