# Accident 20230708021379A: Mooney M20A, Frankston, TX, July 8, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2023, 09:00 local time
- Place: Frankston, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.0818° N, 95.4534° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0818&lon=-95.4534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8335E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8335E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20A (registry code 5870204, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA289) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230708021379A

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 1452Z ON 07/08/2023 THE PILOT LANDED HIS 1959 MOONEY M20A. AFTER TOUCHDOWN WHILE ATTEMPTING TO APPLY BRAKES HIS LEFT LEG, WHICH GAVE HIM "LIMITED MOTION AND STRENGHT" DUE TO A BACK INJURY WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE ENOUGH FORCE AND FORCED THE AIRCRAFT TO TURN HARD RIGHT. HE WAS UNBALE TO REACT QUICLKY ENOUGH AND THE AIRCRAFT LODGED AGAINST A GOLF CART AND A MAPLE TREE ALONG THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY.  THE NEIGHBOR WENT TO THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF THE PROPELLER AND SAW THE PILOT EGRESSING OUT OF THE PILOT DOOR. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. DAMAGE TO NEIGHBORS GOLFCART AND PROPERTY. DAMAGE SUSTAINED TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDED BUT WAS NOT LIMITED TO A PROP STRIKE, RIGHT WING TIP BEING TORN OFF AND A STRIKE TO THE LEFT WING. THE PILOT HAS ELECTED TO SURRENDER HIS PILOT CERTIFICATE.

## 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 CEN23LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA289), Jul 8, 2023: Mooney M20A (N8335E), Frankston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.

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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