# Accident 20070812022649A: Mooney M20C, Hicksville, OH, August 12, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 2007, 08:50 local time
- Place: Hicksville, OH
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2653° N, 84.8000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2653&lon=-84.8000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6837U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6837U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,895 total, 332 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA265) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070812022649A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING ON 2200' PRIVATE GRASS STRIP. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS TOO FAST ON APPROACH AND LANDED LONG. THE PILOT INITIATED A GO-AROUND, BUT WAS TOO SLOW TO ALLOW THE AIRCRAFT TO FLY. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND ENTERED A CORN FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED BY THE COLLISION WITH THE CORN AND RIGHT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 CHI07CA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA265), Aug 12, 2007: Mooney M20-C (N6837U), Hicksville, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot failed to execute a go-around.

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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