# Accident 20060606010769A: Mooney M20M, Julian, NC, June 6, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 2006, 13:30 local time
- Place: Julian, NC
- Airport: Kecks Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1561° N, 81.8914° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1561&lon=-81.8914&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1046P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1046P-2008-06-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20M (registry code 5870222, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,450 total, 120 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL06CA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060606010769A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED HE MADE A LATE DECISION TO GO AROUND BUT DECIDED TO STOP ANYWAY. AIRCRAFT HIT THE RUNWAY APPROX. 500 FT FROM THE END OF RUNWAY 12 (4,600 FT LONG ELEVATION OF 3468 MSL). PROP MARKS AND NOSE WHEEL MARKS ON RUNWAY INDICATES PILOT PUSHED THE NOSE DOWN PRIOR TO LANDING. THIS WAS LATER VERIFIED BY THE PILOT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON TREES ACROSS THE ELK RIVER WHICH IS PAST THE END OF RUNWAY 12, HEADING IN THE OPPOSITE WAY. AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. AIRCRAFT HAD 50 GALLONS OF FUEL ON BOARD. NO MAINTENANCE DISCREPANCIES NOTED BY PILOT AND NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED AT CRASH SITE.

## 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 ATL06CA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA089), Jun 6, 2006: Mooney M20M (N1046P), Banner Elk, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point during landing.

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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