# Accident 19971126035759A: Mooney M20J, Summerland Key, FL, November 26, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 1997, 10:53 local time
- Place: Summerland Key, FL
- Airport: Summerland Key Cove Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 24.6602° N, 81.4505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.6602&lon=-81.4505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201LY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N201LY-2012-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A3B6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 590 total, 550 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL98LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971126035759A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUST REPORTEDLY HIT MOONEY ON FINAL. COLLAPSED LEFT MAIN. BALLOONED HIT WIRES POLES AND RESIDENCE STILTS. (-23) NO NARRATIVE.

## 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 ATL98LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA016), Nov 26, 1997: Mooney M20J (N201LY), Summerland Key, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions and failure to flare the airplane for landing. The gusty crosswind was a related factor.

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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