# Accident 20060405003859A: Mooney M20R, Destin, FL, April 5, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 2006, 18:45 local time
- Place: Destin, FL
- Airport: Destin-Ft Walton Beach Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4000° N, 86.4714° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4000&lon=-86.4714&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4654M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4654M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20R (registry code 5870225, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 270 in this make and model, 103 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA06CA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06CA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060405003859A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ARRIVED AT DESTIN, FL ON VFR FLIGHT. ENTERED PATTERN FOR VISUAL ARRIVAL, RWY 14, DTS. ATIS REPORTING WINDS 280@10G14. PILOT MADE NORMAL LANDING AND AFTER APPROXIMATELY 200' ROLLOUT CROSSWIND GUST PUSHED AIRCRAFT TOWARD RUNWAY EDGE LIGHTS. IN AN EFFORT TO AVOID CONTACT WITH LIGHTS PILOT APPLIED POWER AND PULLED UP TO EXECUTE A GO AROUND. PITCH ANGLE WAS EXCESSIVE AND AIRCRAFT STALLED. PILOT PUSHED NOSE OVER AND WAS THEN HEADED APPROXIMATELY 30 DEG. LEFT OF RUNWAY HEADING (APPROX 110 DEG) AND WAS HEADED FOR THE TREES LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. IN ATTEMPTING TO CORRECT THIS HE AGAIN STALLED THE AIRCRAFT AND IMPACTED THE AREA EAST OF THE RUNWAY. IT APPEARS FROM ON SCENE INVESTIGATION THAT THE LEFT WING TIP IMPACTED FIRST THEN THE AIRCRAFT SLID ON ITS WHEELS UNTIL THE NOSE GEAR AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.

## 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 MIA06CA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06CA079), Apr 5, 2006: Mooney M20R (N4654M), Destin, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while attempting a go-around at a low altitude which resulted in an inadvertent stall/mush, an uncontrolled descent and an impact with terrain.

## Other reports on N4654M (1)

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

- [Incident 20170826012109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170826012109I), Aug 26, 2017: Mooney M20R (N4654M), Bessemer, AL, Minor damage. The pilot reported that the number 1 alternator bus circuit breaker tripped causing a loss of electrical power. The circuit breaker was reset and electrical…

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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