What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Lost directional control landing. Veered off runway. No anomalies. (.19) on January 9, 1997, at 1331 hours pacific standard time, a Mooney M20K, N305NH, veered off runway 16R during the landing rollout at Van Nuys, California, airport, colliding with a runway sign. The private pilot reported that there were no apparent mechanical problems with the aircraft and thatweather was not a factor. The aircraft was owned and operated by the pilot and was completing a personal cross-country flight from las vegas, Nevada. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and an IFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft incurred substantial damage. The private pilot and the three passengers were not injured. The flight originated in las vegas at 1215 on the day of the accident.
As the FAA filed it
LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LANDING. VEERED OFF RUNWAY. NO ANOMALIES. (.19) ON JANUARY 9, 1997, AT 1331 HOURS PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A MOONEY M20K, N305NH, VEERED OFF RUNWAY 16R DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT AT VAN NUYS, CALIFORNIA, AIRPORT, COLLIDING WITH A RUNWAY SIGN. THE PRIVATE PILOT REPORTED THAT THERE WERE NO APPARENT MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRCRAFT AND THATWEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT AND WAS COMPLETING A PERSONAL CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM LAS VEGAS, NEVADA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND THE THREE PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN LAS VEGAS AT 1215 ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
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