# Accident 20021006035069A: Mooney M20K, Portsulphur, LA, October 6, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 2002, 08:30 local time
- Place: Portsulphur, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4583° N, 89.6767° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4583&lon=-89.6767&mi=10
- Aircraft: N231QL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N231QL-2018-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021006035069A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 6, 2002, AT 0830 A MOONEY M20K, THE PILOT ATTEMPTING A NORMAL LANDING, THE PILOT USED HALF THE RUNWAY BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN. THE PILOT MAY HAVE LOCKED THE BRAKES CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FISHTAIL BUT NOT SLOW ENOUGH TO STOP. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO POWER-UP THE AIRCRAFT FOR A GO-AROUND BUT STRUCK THE LEFT WING ON A TREE JUST PAST END OF THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT ENDED UP IN A NEARBY DRAINAGE CANAL WHERE THE AIRCRAFT WAS LODGED INTO AN EMBANKMENT. NO INJURIES TO ANY PASSENGERS ON BOARD.

## 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 FTW03LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA007), Oct 6, 2002: Mooney M20K (N231QL), Port Sulphur, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing, which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees during an attempted go-around. A factor was the wet runway condition.

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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