# Accident 19930719024459A: Mooney M20J, Westville, NY, July 19, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1993, 14:00 local time
- Place: Westville, NY
- Airport: Cooperstown-Westville Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7000° N, 74.9192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7000&lon=-74.9192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5817P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5817P-1996-02-29) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 280 total, 202 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930719024459A

## Narrative

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

TOO FAST AND POOR TRACTION ON 3RD TRY TO LAND. LIFTED AT END RUNWAY TO GO AROUND. SETTLED AND IMPACTED OFF AIRPORT.

## 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 BFO93LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA130), Jul 19, 1993: Mooney M20J (N5817P), Cooperstown, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT AND HIS DELAY IN INITIATING A GO-AROUND. OTHER RELATED FACTORS WERE THE RAIN AND THE WET RUNWAY.

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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