# Accident 20051230034109A: Mooney M20J, Yoakum, TX, December 30, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 2005, 13:05 local time
- Place: Yoakum, TX
- Airport: Yoakum Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3078° N, 97.1364° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3078&lon=-97.1364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5765N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5765N-2023-01-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series (registry code 41522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,557 total, 517 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06CA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051230034109A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS ENROUTE FROM ADDISON, TX (ADS) TO VICTORIA, TX (VCT). TO AVOID WEATHER AT VCT PILOT DIVERTED AND LANDED AT YOAKUM, TX (T85). LANDING WAS TO THE SOUTH, ON RUNWAY 13. WINDS WERE LIGHT AND VARIABLE. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT TOUCH DOWN UNTIL THE LAST 1000 FEET OF THE RUNWAY. PILOT REPORTED THAT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 80 YARDS THROUGH THE GRASS, AND UP AN EMBANKMENT, STRIKING A BARBED WIRE PERIMETER FENCE. AIRCRAFT CONTACTED SEVERAL LARGE WOODEN FENCE POSTS CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGES OF BOTH WINGS. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED THROUGH THE FENCE AND CROSSED HIGHWAY 3475. AIRCRAFT THEN CONTACTED A SECOND BARBED WIRE FENCE, PASSED THROUGH THAT FENCE AND FINALLY CAME TO A REST 60 YARDS INSIDE A PASTURE.

## 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 DFW06CA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA047), Dec 30, 2005: Mooney M20J (N5765N), Yoakum, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged distance/speed which resulted in an overrun.

## Other reports on N5765N (1)

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

- [Accident 20210620010309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210620010309A), Jun 20, 2021: Mooney M20J (N5765N), West Glacier, MT, Substantial damage. The aircraft proceeded down runway 15 and achieved what was perceived as flight. The aircraft didn?t get more than 20-25 feet off of the ground before it…

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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