# Accident 20110325004339A: Mooney M20J, Saint Petersbur, FL, March 25, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 2011, 15:54 local time
- Place: Saint Petersbur, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.7650° N, 82.6269° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7650&lon=-82.6269&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201ZZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N201ZZ) (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: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 340 total, 200 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11CA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA212) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110325004339A

## Narrative

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

FINAL APPROACH SPEED AND ALTITUDE WERE NORMAL.  TOUCHDOWN WAS NORMAL, POWER IDLE, HELD NOSE OFF DURING DECELERATION.  ONCE THE NOSEWHEEL TOUCHED DOWN THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT AND BOUNCED.  UPON SECOND TOUCHDOWN THE LEFT MAIN GEAR LEFT THE RUNWAY PAVEMENT AND AIRCRAFT HEADED FOR THE WATER TO THE LEFT.  AIRPLANE STRUCK CONCRETE WATER EDGE WALL.  LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS DEPARTED THE AIRPLANE, RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR CAUGHT THE EMBANKMENT WALL AND AIRPLANE NOSE CAME TO REST UNDER APPROXIMATELY 8 FEET OF WATER.  PILOT REFUSED MEDICAL ATTENTION ON SCENE BUT TOLD ME, APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR AFTER THE INCIDENT, THAT HIS BACK, KNEES AND NECK WERE SORE.

## 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 ERA11CA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA212), Mar 25, 2011: Mooney M20J (N201ZZ), St. Petersburg, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during a crosswind 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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