# Accident 19971127046819A: Mooney M20F, Stuttgart, AR, November 27, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 1997, 17:30 local time
- Place: Stuttgart, AR
- Airport: Stuttgart Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4892° N, 91.5501° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4892&lon=-91.5501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2954L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971127046819A

## Narrative

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

(-23) CABIN DOOR POPPED OPEN IN FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT WAS VECTORED TO STUTTGART AIRPORT WHERE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ACTIVATE RUNWAY LIGHTS USING THE WRONG FREQUENCY. WHEN LIGHTS DIDN'T ILLUMINATE, PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON A CLOSED RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE CLOSED RUNWAY, BECAME AIRBORNE, CROSSED THE ACTIVE RUNWAY, AND CAME TO A STOP AFTER IMPACTING A DRAINAGE DITCH.

## 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 FTW98LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA059), Nov 27, 1997: Mooney M20F (N2954L), Stuttgart, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to activate the runway lights, which led to his selection of a closed/abandoned runway for the landing. Factors relating to the accident were: the unlatched cabin door, and the…

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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