# Accident 20040818022889A: Mooney M20E, San Antonio, TX, August 18, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 2004, 13:30 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Airport: Kestrel Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8125° N, 98.4253° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8125&lon=-98.4253&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3379X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3379X-2021-04-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: CONT IO360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04CA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04CA228) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040818022889A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MOONEY N3379X LANDED LONG AT KESTREL AIRPORT, OVER RUNNING THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 30. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A STREET SIGN THE CONTINUED TO TAXI ON PUBLIC STREETS KNOCKING DOWN SIGNS AND CAUSING AIRCRAFT DAMAGE.

## 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 FTW04CA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04CA228), Aug 18, 2004: Mooney M20E (N3379X), San Antonio, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged distance and his failure to abort the landing. A factor was the prevailing tailwind.

## Other reports on N3379X (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19940528012769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940528012769I), May 28, 1994: Mooney M20E (N3379X), Farmington, NM, Minor damage. While attempting to land at Farmington. Landed on dirt road 10 miles from airport.
- [Incident 19930608023859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930608023859I), Jun 8, 1993: Mooney M20E (N3379X), Lambert, MT, Minor damage. Fuel exhaustion inflight. Forced landing near Lambert.

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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