# Accident 19960210001589A: Mooney M20M, Alpine, TX, February 10, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 1996, 10:00 local time
- Place: Alpine, TX
- Airport: Alpine/Casparis Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3594° N, 103.6595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3594&lon=-103.6595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9167J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9167J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20M (registry code 5870222, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20M
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520AF
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 658 total, 136 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960210001589A

## Narrative

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

FLARED HIGH FOR LANDING DROPPED 10FT TO RUNWAY. VEERED INTO DITCH. FAILED TO ADD POWER AND OR GO AROUND. (-23) DURING LONG DESCENDING APPROACH TO ALPINE, PIC NOTED AIRSPEED WAS LOW JUST PRIOR TO REACHING RUNWAY.  PIC APPLIED POWER AND ENGINE RESPONDED BY QUITING.  N9167J SETTLED TO THE RUNWAY FROM AN ESTIMATED 10-12 FT. AFTER WHICH IT SKIDDED OFF THE RUNWAY.  THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, PROP WAS BENT, LEFT WING WAS DAMAGED AS WELL AS TAIL SECTION.

## 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 FTW96LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA114), Feb 10, 1996: Mooney M20M (N9167J), Alpine, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during a misjudged landing flare resulting in a hard landing.

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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