# Accident 20020512012609A: Mooney M20J, Canton, TX, May 12, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 2002, 16:15 local time
- Place: Canton, TX
- Airport: Hackney Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5542° N, 95.8635° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Canton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5542&lon=-95.8635&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3725H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020512012609A

## Narrative

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

(-23) CANTON-HACKNEY AIRPORT (7E5) IS A 3750' NORTH/SOUTH (18/36) ASPHALT RUNWAY. IT HAS A LARGE DIP AT THE APPROACH END OF RWY 18 WITH A RISE APPROX. 500-600 FEET FURTHER DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE APPROACH TO RWY 18 IS CLEAR OF TREES AND OBSTRUCTIONS. THE RUNWAY IS BORDERED ON THE WEST SIDE BY A MUNICIPAL GOLF COURSE AND EAST BY A LARGE STOCK POND. IN THE VICINITY OF THE ACCIDENT SITE THERE IS A TERRAIN DROP OF APPROX. 30 FEET TOWARD THE STOCK POND. A SET OF STANDARD POWER LINES ALSO BORDERS THE RUNWAY ON THE EAST TRAVERSING THE AREA APPROX. 5' FEET FROM THE EDGE OF THE STOCK POND. THESE POWERLINES AREA APPROX. 60' TALL. THE PILOT HAS GIVEN THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT: "HE WAS MAKING AN APPROACH TO RWY 18 WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO ABORT THE LANDING AND EXECUTE A GO-AROUND. HE APPLIED POWER, THE ACFT IMMEDIATELY YAWED VIOLENTLY TO THE LEFT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY." THE ACFT CAME TO REST IN THE STOCK POND APPROX. 30' FROM THE BANK AND PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY COMPLETELY SUBMERGED. THE WATER LINE WAS ALONG A LINE FROM THE AFT NAV LIGHT TO THE TWO ANTENNA ON THE TOP OF THE ACFT. ESTIMATED WATER DEPTH WAS 4-6 FEET. AN EYE WITNESS STATED TO A TEXAS DPS OFFICER HE SAW THE PILOT EXIT THE ACFT, REENTER THE ACFT OBTAINING (SEE 8020-23 FOR COMPLETE NARRATIVE).

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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