# Accident 20010330007289A: Mooney M20J, Pecos, TX, March 30, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 2001, 15:10 local time
- Place: Pecos, TX
- Airport: Pecos Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 31.3993° N, 103.5002° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3993&lon=-103.5002&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4498H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4498H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW01LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010330007289A

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON 3/30/2001 AT 1510 LOCAL TIME, A MOONEY M20J AIRPLANE, N4498H, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN DURING A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT THE PECOS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, PECOS, TEXAS. THE OWNER PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CODNITIONS PREVAILED AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT.  THE CROSS COUNTRY FLIGTH ORIGINATED FROM PHOENIX, AZ. AND HAD A FINAL DESTINATION OF VENICE, FLORIDA.  THE PILOT STOPPED IN PECOS FOR FUEL.  AFTER DEPARTING PECOS ENROUTE TO HENDERSON, TEXAS, AT APPROXIMATELY 5,500 FEET THE BAGGAGE DOOR CAME OPEN.  THE PILOT RETURNED TO PECOS WHERE HE IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS SHORT OF RUNWAY 14.  THE RIGHT WING, RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND THE PROPELLER WERE DAMAGED DURING THE LANDING.

## 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 FTW01LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA090), Mar 30, 2001: Mooney M20J (N4498H), Pecos, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to obtain a proper glide path during landing, which resulted in the airplane's impact with terrain short of the runway. Contributory factors were the open baggage door and the…

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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