# Accident 19900110000529A: Mooney M20K, Mineola, TX, January 10, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 10, 1990, 19:30 local time
- Place: Mineola, TX
- Airport: Mineola Wisener Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6600° N, 95.4795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6600&lon=-95.4795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5792M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,436 total, 64 in this make and model, 93 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900110000529A

## Narrative

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

MADE 3 PASSES AT AIRPORT TO LOCATE RUNWAY,ON 3RD PASS LANDED LAST THIRD OF RUNWAY.SKIDDED OFF END INTO EMBANKMENT.

## 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 FTW90LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA052), Jan 11, 1990: Mooney M20K (N5792M), Mineola, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S MISJUDGEMENT OF THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT ON THE RUNWAY SURFACE. RELATED FACTORS WERE: DARKNESS AND PARTIAL FAILURE OF THE LIGHTING SYSTEM.

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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