# Accident 20030606036669A: Mooney M20J, Montauk, NY, June 6, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 2003, 09:00 local time
- Place: Montauk, NY
- Airport: Montauk Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0767° N, 71.9203° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0767&lon=-71.9203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1077V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1077V) (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
- Reported engine: LYC IO360LYC*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 50 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030606036669A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 6, 2003, AT APPROXIMATELY 09:00 LOCAL STANDARD TIME, MR. GARY P. GOTTLIEB, PILOT CERTIFICATE #71460401, PILOT IN COMMAND OF MOONEY-20-J, N1077V, SERIAL NUMBER 24-3160, LOST CONTROL OF HIS AIRPLANE WITH TWO PASSENGERS ON BOARD, DURING A CROSSWIND LANDING AT MONTAUK AIRPORT (KMTP), MONTAUK, NEW YORK. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE TREES AND RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES IN ACCORDING WITH FAA ORDER 8020.11B, CHAPTER 1, PARAGRAPH (5)(CC). ON JUNE 13, 2003, FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WING SPARS AND LIFT SURFACES OF WING. NTSB WAS NOTIFIED. INCIDENT WAS UPGRADED TO AN ACCIDENT.

## 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 NYC03LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA130), Jun 6, 2003: Mooney M20J (N1077V), Montauk, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control. A factor in this accident was the crosswind 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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