# Accident 20070808015469A: Mooney M20J, St Louis, MO, August 8, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 2007, 21:45 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Spirit Of St Louis
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6619° N, 90.6533° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6619&lon=-90.6533&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201LE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N201LE) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 350 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA270) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070808015469A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER A NIGHT LANDING, THE PILOT EXITED THE RUNWAY ON A REVERSE HIGH-SPEED TAXIWAY. THE PILOT MISTOOK THIS FOR A STANDARD 90 DEGREE TAXIWAY AND DEPARTED THE PAVED SURFACE MAKING CONTACT WITH A RUNWAY/TAXIWAY SIGN WITH THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WING. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIMITED TO SKIN DAMAGE OF THE RIGHT WING AND THERE WAS MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE TAXIWAY SIGN.

## 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 CHI07CA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA270), Aug 9, 2007: Mooney M20J (N201LE), Chesterfield, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot failed to maintain directional control while taxiing after landing. A factor was the runway sign.

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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