# Accident 19970109000279A: Mooney M20K, Van Nuys, CA, January 9, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 1997, 13:33 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1908° N, 118.4900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1908&lon=-118.4900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N305NH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N305NH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520NB
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 676 total, 502 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970109000279A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 LAX97LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA085), Jan 9, 1997: Mooney M20K (N305NH), Van Nuys, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft during landing rollout.

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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