# Accident 20210620010309A: Mooney M20J, West Glacier, MT, June 20, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 2021, 15:00 local time
- Place: West Glacier, MT
- Airport: Ryan Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.4800° N, 113.9600° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4800&lon=-113.9600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5765N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5765N-2023-01-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series (registry code 41522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYCOMING AEIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 805 total, 409 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA239) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210620010309A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED DOWN RUNWAY 15 AND ACHIEVED WHAT WAS PERCEIVED AS FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT DIDN?T GET MORE THAN 20-25 FEET OFF OF THE GROUND BEFORE IT SETTLED BACK TO THE GROUND.  A GEAR-DOWN LANDING OCCURRED PAST THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED BRUSH, GROUND DEBRIS, AND FALLEN TIMBER.

## 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 WPR21LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA239), Jun 20, 2021: Mooney M20J (N5765N), West Glacier, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate performance planning and decision to continue the takeoff which, resulted in a runway overrun and collision with terrain.

## Other reports on N5765N (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20051230034109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051230034109A), Dec 30, 2005: Mooney M20J (N5765N), Yoakum, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was enroute from addison, TX (ADS) to victoria, TX (vct). To avoid weather at vct pilot diverted and landed at Yoakum, TX (T85). Landing was to the…

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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