# Accident 19991128043889A: Mooney M20C, Hillsboro, TX, November 28, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 1999, 09:30 local time
- Place: Hillsboro, TX
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9992° N, 97.1093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9992&lon=-97.1093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6766U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6766U-2000-09-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991128043889A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 28, 1999, AT 0930 CST, A MOONEY 20C CO-OWNED BY KENNETH GILKERSON THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND, AND  JAMES BLAYLOCK THE PASSENGER, CRASHED AFTER ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A GO AROUND AFTER THE PLANE LANDED LONG ON GRASS STRIP DURING A PART 91 FLIGHT. VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED. A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE A/C SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES AND THE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE PILOT HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE, NUMBER 465766696. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED A MIDLAND, TX. ON NOVEMBER 28, 1999 AT 0725 CST.

## 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 FTW00LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA037), Nov 28, 1999: Mooney M20C (N6766U), Hillsboro, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the go-around. A factor was the gust of wind.

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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