# Accident 20200718010899A: Mooney M20J, New Shoreham, RI, July 18, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2020, 18:05 local time
- Place: New Shoreham, RI
- Airport: Block Island State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1681° N, 71.5778° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1681&lon=-71.5778&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58066, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58066-2023-06-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 391 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20CA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA264) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200718010899A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED RUNWAY 28. AFTER TOUCH DOWN THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO VEER TO THE RIGHT, CORRECTION INPUT MADE AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VEER TO THE LEFT WHERE IT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE INTO GRASS AREA. THE AIRCRAFT SLIDE THROUGH THE GRASS AND THROUGH A DITCH ON THE AIRFIELD WHICH CAUSED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY TO DEPART THE AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE SUDDEN STOPPAGE WITH PROPELLER STRIKING THE SURFACE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST WITH DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING, LOWER FUSELAGE AND FORWARD ENGINE BAY AND NOSE WHEEL DAMAGE.

## 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 ERA20CA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA264), Jul 18, 2020: Mooney M20J (N58066), Block Island, RI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A hard landing and subsequent loss of control.

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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