# Accident 20170714010759A: Mooney M20R, Venice, FL, July 14, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2017, 10:43 local time
- Place: Venice, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.0736° N, 82.4428° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.0736&lon=-82.4428&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57GX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57GX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20R (registry code 5870225, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20R
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 150 in this make and model, 83 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17CA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17CA244) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170714010759A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 14, 2017, AT 10:43 EDT TIME A MOONEY M20R, N57GX, S/N 29-0357 LANDED AT THE VENICE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (VNC) IN VENICE, FL.  AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY, TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET, AND COMING IN CONTACT WITH A 4 FOOT DEEP DITCH, CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE.  THE TWO OCCUPANTS WERE NOT INJURED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  VMC CONDITIONS WERE PREVALENT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE FLIGHT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER PART 91 FLIGHT RULES.

## 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 ERA17CA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17CA244), Jul 14, 2017: Mooney M20R (N57GX), Venice, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing in a gusting crosswind conditions.

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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