# Accident 20000927014089A: Mooney M20S, San Carlos, CA, September 27, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 2000, 18:20 local time
- Place: San Carlos, CA
- Airport: San Carlos Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4902° N, 122.2609° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4902&lon=-122.2609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68FM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68FM-2017-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20S (registry code 5870226, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00LA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA352) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000927014089A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N68FM, A MOONEY MODEL 220S SERIAL NUMBER 30-0031, CRASHED WHILE LANDING AT SAN CARLOS AIRPORT AROUND 18:30 SEPTEMBER 27, 2000. THE PILOT REPORTED HE HAD SEVERAL BOUNCES ON THE INITIAL LANDING AND APPLIED FULL ENGINE POWER ATTEMPTING TO GO AROUND FOR ANOTHER LANDING. THE A/C FLEW TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY HITTING THE ROOF OF A HANGAR. THE A/C SKIMMED ACROSS THE AHNGAR ROOF, LANDED NOSE DOWN BETWEEN TWO HANGAR BUILDINGS, AND SLID ABOUT 50 FEET COMING TO REST IN ANUPRIGHT POSITION. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE A/C THROUGH THE EMERGENCY EXIT AT WHICH TIME THE A/C BEGAN TO BURN.

## 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 LAX00LA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA352), Sep 28, 2000: Mooney M20S (N68FM), San Carlos, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during an aborted landing.

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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