# Accident 19990807011029A: Mooney M20J, Gainesville, MO, August 7, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1999, 11:50 local time
- Place: Gainesville, MO
- Airport: Gainesville Memorial
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5992° N, 92.4202° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5992&lon=-92.4202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11652, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11652-2013-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA280) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990807011029A

## Narrative

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

ACFT CRASH-LANDED ON MISSOURI HWY 181, CIRCUMSTANCES UNKN, 2 SERIOUS INJURIES. (-23) ON AUGUST 7, 1999, N11652 WAS OBSERVED ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY ONE WITH THE LANDING DOWN AND AT WHAT APPEARED TO BE A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE WIND WAS OUT OF THE SOUTH/SOUTHWEST AT APPROX. 10-15 MPH. THE PILOT APPARENTLY EXECUTED A GO-AROUND. THE FLAPS AND LANDING GEAR WERE IN THE UP POSITION AT POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED "LOW AND SLOW" PRIOR TO STRIKING A TREE AND HIGH LINE POLE. THE PILOT STATED TO RESCUE PERSONNEL THAT HE WAS DOING "TOUCH AND GOES" AND LOST POWER.

## 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 CHI99LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA280), Aug 7, 1999: Mooney M20J (N11652), Gainesville, MO, destroyed. Probable cause: the inadequate preflight planning/preparation by the pilot and all available runway exceeded by the pilot. The trees and power lines were contributing factors.

## Other reports on N11652 (1)

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

- [Accident 19880705025599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880705025599A), Jul 5, 1988: Mooney M20J (N11652), Thief River Fal, MN, Substantial damage. Crosswind gust caused a wing to hit ground on landing. Aircraft ground looped. Exceeded crosswind component.

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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