# Accident 20110718014879A: Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20S, San Antonio, TX, July 18, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2011, 12:37 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5336° N, 98.4697° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5336&lon=-98.4697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N442PT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N442PT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20S (registry code 5870226, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY AIRCRAFT CORP. M20S
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,387 total, 67 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA483](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA483) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110718014879A

## Narrative

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

ON LANDING N442PT DID A GO AROUND RETRACTING THE GEAR AND FLAPS.ADDING FULL POWER AT 75 KNOTS AND HIGH PITCH ATTITUDE THE PLANE FALL OFF ON THE LEFT WING CAUSING THE PILOT TO THINK THERE WAS A GEAR MALFUNCTION.THE PILOT THEN LANDED THE PLANE IN THE GRASS LEFT OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 CEN11LA483](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA483), Jul 18, 2011: Mooney M20S (N442PT), San Antonio, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control during the go-around maneuver.

## Other reports on N442PT (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20241230022449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241230022449I), Dec 30, 2024: Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20S (N442PT), Brunswick, GA, Minor damage. Per the regional operations center 12/30/2024 @ 6:40 local EST describing they had called the zjx omic as 2356Z and reported an aircraft incident at the…

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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