# Accident 19911204054659A: Mooney M20J, Morris, MN, December 4, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 1991, 19:30 local time
- Place: Morris, MN
- Airport: Morris Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5796° N, 95.9000° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5796&lon=-95.9000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201QB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N201QB-2013-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A2B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911204054659A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A SNOWBANK ON LANDING APPROACH. DARK NIGHT IN A SNOWSHOWER,MISJUDGED APPROACH.

## 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 CHI92LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA040), Dec 5, 1991: Mooney M20J (N201QB), Morris, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER GLIDEPATH. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT IS THE FAILURE TO PERFORM REMEDIAL ACTION, THE DARK NIGHT, AND THE SNOW SHOWER IN PROGRESS AT THE TIME.

## Other reports on N201QB (1)

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

- [Accident 20120323004669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120323004669A), Mar 23, 2012: Mooney M20J (N201QB), Bloomfield, IN, Destroyed. Upon the third attempt at landing, the pilot was unable to get the aircraft stopped. The aircraft departed the south end of runway 18 while still on the…

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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