# Accident 20170528021049A: Mooney M20J, Austin, TX, May 28, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 2017, 12:44 local time
- Place: Austin, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3575° N, 97.9944° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3575&lon=-97.9944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N211ZN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N211ZN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA198) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170528021049A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT APPROACHED THE RUNWAY HIGH AND FAST, LANDING APPROXIMATLY 400 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT OVERRAN THE RUNWAY, WENT ACROSS A GOLF COURSE, STREET AND STRUCK A STONE MAIL BOX ENDING AT A CEDAR TREE.

## 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 CEN17LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA198), May 28, 2017: Mooney M20J (N211ZN), Lakeway, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain a proper touchdown point during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s impaired vision due to his broken eyeglasses.

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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