# Accident 20130127001139A: Mooney M20J, Warsaw, IN, January 27, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 2013, 11:40 local time
- Place: Warsaw, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2714° N, 85.8372° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2714&lon=-85.8372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5763H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5763H-2014-12-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,057 total, 482 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13CA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130127001139A

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 27, 2013 AT 1140 EST WHILE  LANDING AT WARSAW MUNICPAL AIRPORT (ASW) A MOONEY 20J N5763 ,THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND MADE CONTACT WITH THE RIGHT WINGTIP TO A FIXED GROUND OBJECT CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO HIT MORE GROUND OBJECTS LEAVING AIRCRAFT SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. TWO SOULS ONBOARD WITH NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VMC.

## 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 CEN13CA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA144), Jan 27, 2013: Mooney M20J (N5763H), Warsaw, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing and failure to maintain control of the airplane during a go-around maneuver. Contributing to the accident were the pilot’s complacency flying 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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