# Accident 20150910017029A: Mooney Airplane Co Inc M20TN, Myakka City, FL, September 10, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 2015, 14:00 local time
- Place: Myakka City, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.2778° N, 82.2164° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.2778&lon=-82.2164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N892PS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N892PS) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 78 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA269) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150910017029A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2015, AT 2:00 EDT, A MOONEY M20TN, N4669K, COLLIDED WITH SEVERAL FENCE POSTS AND BARBED WIRE ON LANDING AT A PRIVATE AIR STRIP AT MYAKKA, FL DURING A PERSONAL FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD WERE UNINJURED.

## 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 GAA15CA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA269), Sep 10, 2015: Mooney M20TN (N892PS), Myakka City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in windy conditions, resulting in a runway excursion and collision with a fence.

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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