# Accident 20000701006429A: Mooney M20K, Godley, TX, July 1, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2000, 17:20 local time
- Place: Godley, TX
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4401° N, 97.5197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4401&lon=-97.5197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N231RR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N231RR-2000-08-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA191) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000701006429A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 7/01/2000, AT 1720 LOCAL TIME, A MOONEY M-20-C, REGISTRATION NUMBER N231RR, OWNED OR REGISTERED TO LARRY NILES LYDICK OF^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ , STRUCK MULTIPLE FENCES, AND A LINE OF TREES, WHILE ATTEMPING AN OFF AIRFIELD TAKEOFF AFTER SUCESSFULLY PERFORMING AN EMERGENCY OFF AIRFIELD LANDING ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT.  VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE PILOT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.  THE PILOT HOLDS A COMMERCIAL PLILOT, FLIGHT ENGINEER TURBOJET, AND MECHANIC AIRFRAM AND POWERPLANT CERTIFICATES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT CLEGURNE, TX *F18) ON 07/01/2000 AT 1700 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 FTW00LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA191), Jul 1, 2000: Mooney M20K (N231RR), Godley, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and his delay in aborting the takeoff.

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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