# Accident 20120724015359A: Mooney Airplane Co Inc M20TN, Hilton Head, SC, July 24, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2012, 11:05 local time
- Place: Hilton Head, SC
- Airport: Hilton Head
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2044° N, 80.6917° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2044&lon=-80.6917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N212D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N212D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20TN (registry code 5870227, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20tn) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-550-G (registry code 17401, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-550-g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY AIRPLANE CO INC M20TN
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-550-G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 250 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA476](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA476) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120724015359A

## Narrative

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

AFTER LANDING ROLL OUT, PILOT REPORTS AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT DUE TO CROSSWIND. AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND CONTACTED THE RUNWAY/TAXI SIGN CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, LEFT OUTBOARD WING, LEFT AFT TAIL FAIRING AND TAIL CONE.

## 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 ERA12CA476](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA476), Jul 24, 2012: Mooney M20TN (N212D), Hilton Head, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing in a crosswind.

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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