# Accident 20130802013349A: Mooney M20F, Helena, MT, August 2, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2013, 09:50 local time
- Place: Helena, MT
- Airport: Helena Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.6067° N, 111.9825° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6067&lon=-111.9825&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2926M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2926M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,509 total, 265 in this make and model, 197 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13CA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA355) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130802013349A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 2, 2013, AT 0950 MST, A MOONEY M20A, N2926M, REGISTERED TO AN INDIVIDUAL, RAN OFF THE END OF RUNWAY 34 WHILE LANDING AT HELENA REGIONAL AIRPORT, HELENA, MONTANA, WHILE ON A TRAINING FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT HELENA, MONTANA, ON AUGUST 2, 2013, AT 0944 MST.

## 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 WPR13CA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA355), Aug 2, 2013: Mooney M20F (N2926M), Helena, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's delayed decision to instruct the pilot to abort the landing which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with a fence.

## Other reports on N2926M (2)

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

- [Incident 20190425003399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190425003399I), Apr 25, 2019: Mooney M20F (N2926M), Helena, MT, Minor damage. Pilot was doing touch-and-go landings at the airport and on downwind was asked by ATC if he could accept a short approach. He accepted the short approach and…
- [Incident 20020615012899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020615012899I), Jun 15, 2002: Mooney M20F (N2926M), Helena, MT, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot stated that the landing gear collapsed after landing. He said he landed on the mains first, then the nosewheel collapsed. He said he did not…

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.