# Accident 19980525025139A: Mooney M20F, Las Vegas, NV, May 25, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1998, 14:20 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: North Las Vegas Air Terminal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2107° N, 115.1944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2107&lon=-115.1944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6453Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6453Q-1999-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 163 total, 20 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX98LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980525025139A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE PILOT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 25 AND FELT A WIND GUST PUSH THE AIRCRAFT TOWARD THE RIGHT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. HE ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND, BUT THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SINK. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A GRAVEL AREA BESIDE THE RUNWAY AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SEPARATED AFTER COLLIDING WITH A RUNWAY LIGHT.  THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  THE WINDS WERE FROM 180 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS.                                  (-23)PILOT LOST CONTROL ON CROSSWIND LANDING AND GROUND LOOPED.  THE RIGHT GEAR AND WING HAD MAJOR DAMAGE.

## 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 LAX98LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA175), May 25, 1998: Mooney M20F (N6453Q), Las Vegas, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper remedial action in controlling the aircraft during a go-around in a crosswind which resulted in a collision with a runway light and separation of the landing gear.

## Other reports on N6453Q (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19930923041119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930923041119I), Sep 23, 1993: Mooney M20F (N6453Q), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. Pilot made a hard landing. Bounced. Made a go around and landed safely on next approach.
- [Incident 19861104064629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861104064629I), Nov 4, 1986: Mooney M20F (N6453Q), Las Vegas, NV. Main gear tire failed on rollout. Aircraft shut down on runway. Several deteriorated areas of runway asphalt noted.

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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