# Accident 20000401011749A: Mooney M20F, Parker, PA, April 1, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 2000, 17:00 local time
- Place: Parker, PA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0897° N, 79.6800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0897&lon=-79.6800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N737HB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N737HB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000401011749A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCORDING TO A STATEMENT FROM THE PILOT WHILE PRACTICING SIMULATED EMERGENCY LANDINGS, THE A/C HIT A WIRE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO WING AND TAIL-SURFACES. HE SUCCESSFULLY LANDED AT THE NEAREST AIRPORT (11D) WHERE THE A/C WAS SECURED.

## 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 NYC00LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA115), Apr 1, 2000: Mooney M-20F (N737HB), Parker, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate visual lookout, due to his distraction with a flock of birds. A factor was the pilot's improper in flight decision to continue the simulated engine failure…

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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