# Accident 19940527012729A: Mooney M20J, Apalachicola, FL, May 27, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1994, 17:30 local time
- Place: Apalachicola, FL
- Airport: St George Island Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7203° N, 84.9898° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7203&lon=-84.9898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201NH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N201NH-1996-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,093 total, 465 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940527012729A

## Narrative

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

GUST OF WIND LANDING. DRIFTED LEFT. BEGAN GO AROUND. LOST CONTROL. LEFT RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH TREES.

## 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 MIA94LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA150), May 27, 1994: Mooney M20-J (N201NH), Apalachicola, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR THE CROSSWIND RESULTING IN NOT MAINTAINING ALIGNMENT WITH THE RUNWAY AND THE PILOT'S DELAY IN ABORTING THE LANDING. THE CROSSWIND WAS A FACTOR.

## Other reports on N201NH (2)

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

- [Incident 19820410029249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820410029249I), Apr 10, 1982: Mooney M20J (N201NH), Chamblee, GA, Minor damage. Landing gear collapsed on landing roll. Retract truss lugs pn 540016 407 had broken. Retract tube bent.
- [Accident 19820106003239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820106003239A), Jan 6, 1982: Mooney M20J (N201NH), Hilton Head Isl, SC, Substantial damage. Engine quit on takeoff. Landed wheels up on end of runway. Water and fuel cell sealant in fuel.

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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