# Accident 19890812028859A: Mooney M20K, Marietta, OK, August 12, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1989, 13:50 local time
- Place: Marietta, OK
- Airport: Mcgehee Catfish Restaurant
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9291° N, 97.1202° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9291&lon=-97.1202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N252WW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360MB
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,375 total, 697 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890812028859A

## Narrative

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

UNCOMFORTABLE AFTER LANDING, BEGAN A BELATED GO AROUND WHILE REDUCING FLAPS AND STRUCK TREES ON CLIMBOUT.

## 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 FTW89LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA147), Aug 12, 1989: Mooney M20K (N252WW), Marietta, OK, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DELAY IN ABORTING THE LANDING (GOING AROUND) AND HIS IMPROPER RAISING OF THE FLAPS AT AN INADEQUATE AIRSPEED.

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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