# Accident 20200306001739A: Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K, New Orleans, LA, March 6, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 2020, 23:00 local time
- Place: New Orleans, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9933° N, 90.2592° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9933&lon=-90.2592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3928H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3928H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY AIRCRAFT CORP. M20K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 106 total, 40 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20CA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200306001739A

## Narrative

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

UPON LANDING THE PILOT WAS TRYING TO CLEAR THE RUNWAY FOR OTHER TRAFFIC ON APPROACH. IN HIS HASTE THE TO MAKE THE LEFT HAND TURN ONTO THE TAXIWAY THE EXCESSIVE SPEED CAUSED THE LEFT LANDING GEAR TO LEAVE THE GROUND. HE CORRECTED THIS BY INPUTTING RIGHT RUDDER CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO STRAIGHTEN OUT LEAVING THE TAXIWAY AND STRIKING A TAXIWAY SIGN WITH THE LEFT WING.

## 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 CEN20CA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA115), Mar 7, 2020: Mooney M20K (N3928H), New Orleans, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to turn the airplane from the runway onto the taxiway at an excessive speed, which resulted in a loss of directional control, runway excursion, and collision with a…

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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