# Accident 20240714009409A: Mooney M20J, Montauk, NY, July 14, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2024, 14:00 local time
- Place: Montauk, NY
- Airport: Montauk
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0767° N, 71.9205° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0767&lon=-71.9205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8201R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8201R-2025-11-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 218 total, 42 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA317) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240714009409A

## Narrative

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

ON APPROACH TO KMTP RUNWAY 24 THE AIRCRAFT EXPERENCED TURBULENCE, LANDED HARD VEERED OFF OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE BUSHES.

## 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 ERA24LA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA317), Jul 14, 2024: Mooney M20J (N8201R), Montauk, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain an appropriate glide path during the landing approach in terrain induced turbulence, resulting in a hard landing and subsequent runway excursion.

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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