# Accident 20000629012819A: Mooney M20C, Whitney, TX, June 29, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2000, 18:50 local time
- Place: Whitney, TX
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9392° N, 97.3190° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9392&lon=-97.3190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6932N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6932N-2003-02-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000629012819A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 6/29/00 AT 1855 LOCAL TIME A MOONEY M 20-C FIXED WING A/C, REGISTRATION NUMBER N6932N, OWNED OR REGISTERED TO MARK L. OWENS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ , IMPACTED SHORT OF RUNWAY 35 AT WHITNEY STATE PARK AIRPORT WHILE PRACTICING EMERGENCY LANDING ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE A/C WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE CREW AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE PILOT HOLDS COMMERCIAL AIRPLANE, AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT WACO REGIONAL AIRPORT, TEXAS ON 6/29/00 AT 1730 LOCAL TIME.

## 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 FTW00LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA190), Jun 29, 2000: Mooney M20C (N6932N), Whitney, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power, which resulted from the worn carburetor.

## Other reports on N6932N (1)

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

- [Incident 19830730048299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830730048299I), Jul 30, 1983: Mooney M20C (N6932N), Lees Summit, MO, Minor damage. Landed gear up. Damaged prop, nose gear doors, lower antennas and belly skin. Gear warning system normal.

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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