# Accident 19971019031449A: Mooney M20F, College Station, TX, October 19, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1997, 02:16 local time
- Place: College Station, TX
- Airport: Easterwood Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5590° N, 96.2709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5590&lon=-96.2709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7433V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7433V-1999-04-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971019031449A

## Narrative

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

HIGH SINK RATE. ELECTED GO AROUND. RAISED GEAR AND FLAPS. STALLED. MIXTURE CONTROL HALFWAY OUT. CAUSED POWER LOSS. (-23) WEATHER WAS VMC FOR THIS 91 CFR NIGHT FLIGHT. PILOT FILED VFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM MANHATTAN, KS TO EASTERWOOD FIELD COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS. THERE WERE 4 SOULS ON BOARD. ON APPROACH TO LAND ON RUNWAY 16 AT EASTERWOOD FIELD, THE PILOT STATED THAT HIS DESCENT RATE WAS TOO HIGH AND HE INITIATED A GO  AROUND. HE RAISED THE FLAPS AND GEAR AND THEN APPLIED FULL POWER AND FULL PROP INCREASE. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND 2500 FT DOWN THE RUNWAY AND 135 FT WEST OF THE RUNWAY, SLIDING 114 FT FROM POINT OF IMPACT, RESTING UPRIGHT. THE PILOT AND 1 PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND THE OTHER 2 PASSENGERS SUSTAINED SPINAL INJURIES, ALL WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. POST CRASH INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE MIXTURE LEVER WAS IN THE MID POSITION.

## 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 FTW98LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA018), Oct 19, 1997: Mooney M20F (N7433V), College Station, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during a go-around. Factors were :the pilot's premature retraction of the flaps, his lack of total experience in the airplane, the dark night illumination,…

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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