# Accident 19930630021329A: Mooney M20J, Houston, TX, June 30, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1993, 18:45 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: David Wayne Hooks Memorial Arp
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0398° N, 95.5305° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0398&lon=-95.5305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3740H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3740H-1998-08-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A3B6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 180 total, 107 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA201) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930630021329A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE PROBLEM REPORTED ON CLIMBOUT. OVERSHOT RUNWAY LANDING. PULLED UP FOR WIRES. STALLED. ENGINE CORRODED PITTED.

## 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 FTW93LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA201), Jun 30, 1993: Mooney M20J (N3740H), Spring, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPERLY PLANNED APPROACH AND THE RESULTANT OVERSHOOT OF THE INTENDED LANDING AREA. FACTORS WERE THE PARTIAL POWER LOSS DUE TO INTERNAL CORROSION, AND THE INADVERTENT STALL.

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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