# Accident 20120719016039A: Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K, Hutchinson, MN, July 19, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 2012, 20:30 local time
- Place: Hutchinson, MN
- Airport: Hutchinson Municipal-Butler Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8558° N, 94.3761° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8558&lon=-94.3761&mi=10
- Aircraft: N262RW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N262RW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY AIRCRAFT CORP. M20K
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 80 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA461](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA461) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120719016039A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT ON A SOLO FLIGHT FOR PATTERN WORK AT KHCD, LANDED ON RUNWAY 15 AND SUBSEQUENTLY BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN.  POWER WAS ADDED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS BROUGHT BACK DOWN TO THE RUNWAY, BUT OVERCONTROLLED. CFI WAS ON GROUND SUPERVISING SOLO. INFORMATION IS ENTERED FOR CFI. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, TRANSITIONED THROUGH A SMALL DEPRESSION, CROSSED A TAXIWAY, AND ENTERERED ANOTHER DEPRESSION.  THE NOSEGEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST ON THE MAIN GEAR AND THE NOSE RESTING ON THE GROUND.

## 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 CEN12CA461](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA461), Jul 20, 2012: Mooney M20K (N262RW), Hutchinson, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s inadequate flare and failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and subsequent impact with obstructions.

## Other reports on N262RW (1)

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

- [Accident 20120113000409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120113000409A), Jan 13, 2012: Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K (N262RW), Wilmar, MN, Substantial damage. Student pilot [privacy data omitted] performed two earlier landings on this date. Upon the third he experienced distractions from two other aircraft in…

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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