# Accident 19990704017579A: Mooney M20J, Harbor Springs, MI, July 4, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1999, 12:10 local time
- Place: Harbor Springs, MI
- Airport: Harbor Springs Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4306° N, 84.9808° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4306&lon=-84.9808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201HG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N201HG) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA225) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990704017579A

## Narrative

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

(.19)ON JULY 4, 1999, AT 1210 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A MOONEY M20J, N201HG, COLLIDED WITH TREES AND THE TERRAIN WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO LAND ON RUNWAY 28 AT THE HARBOR SPRINGS AIRPORT, HARBOR SPRINGS, MICHIGAN. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.  THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.  THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM WHEELING, ILLINOIS, AT 0908 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME.                                                              (-23)ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 28, THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE TOP 6 FEET OF A TREE LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 400 FT FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND 850 FEET FROM THE MARKED DISPLACED THREASHOLD OF RUNWAY 28. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE GRASS JUST SOUTH OF AND EVEN WITH THE END OF RUNWAY 28.  THE PILOT REPORTED GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS.

## 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 CHI99LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA225), Jul 4, 1999: Mooney M20J (N201HG), Harbor Springs, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions and his failure to maintain clearance with the trees. Factors associated with the accident were the gusty winds, wind shear, and the trees.

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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