# Accident 19921231052609A: Mooney M20F, South Lake Taho, CA, December 31, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1992, 12:30 local time
- Place: South Lake Taho, CA
- Airport: Lake Tahoe
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8939° N, 119.9953° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKE TAHOE (TVL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8939&lon=-119.9953&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9511M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9511M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 114 total, 32 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921231052609A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON BLACK ICE ON EDGE OF RUNWAY AND SLID INTO A SNOWBANK.

## 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 LAX93LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA085), Dec 31, 1992: Mooney M20F (N9511M), So. Lake Tahoe, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO GUSTING CROSS WINDS AND ICE ON THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N9511M (1)

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

- [Incident 19970711024699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970711024699I), Jul 11, 1997: Mooney M20F (N9511M), Mount Sterling, KY, Minor damage. Veered off runway into grass landing. Nose gear and left main hit pot hole. Collapsed.

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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