# Accident 20060529010399A: Mooney M20J, Wichita Falls, TX, May 29, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 2006, 22:45 local time
- Place: Wichita Falls, TX
- Airport: Kickapoo Downtown Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8631° N, 98.4950° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8631&lon=-98.4950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201XW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N201XW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360LYC*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 84 total, 23 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06CA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060529010399A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING IN A GUSTY CROSSWIND CONDITION. ATTEMPTED TO GO-AROUND, RIGHT WING IMPACTED THE GROUND, THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT SIDE. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO INJURIES. WX DATA: SPS 300252Z AUTO 130/15G23KT 10SM CLR 28/20 A2990 RMK A02 SPS: 300152Z AUTO 130/11 KTS 10SM CLR 31/19 A2987 RMK A02. WX DATA AS REPORTED BY WX SERVICE AND OBTAINED BY DUTY OFFICER AT THE COMMAND CENTER.

## 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 DFW06CA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA144), May 30, 2006: Mooney M20J (N201XW), Wichita Falls, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to compensate for existing wind conditions. A contributing factor was the gusty crosswind.

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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