# Accident 20240830012229A: Mooney M20K, Fairmont, WV, August 30, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 2024, 15:15 local time
- Place: Fairmont, WV
- Airport: Fairmont Municipal-Frankman Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4517° N, 80.1641° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4517&lon=-80.1641&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1005U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1005U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,484 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA366](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA366) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240830012229A

## Narrative

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

APPROCH TO 4G7 RUNWAY 5, WITH GEAR DOWN THE ACFT CAME IN TOO FAST AND WAS NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO STOP SO THE PILOT CODUCTED A "GO-AROUND".  THE ACFT DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH POWER OR LIFT TO CLEAR THE TREES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY.  THE ACFT STRUCK MULTIPLE TREES BEFORE COMING IN CONTACT WITH A SIGNIFICANTLY LARGER TREE WITH MULTIPLE BRANCHES THAT STUCK THE LEFT WING CAUSING THE LEFT WING TO FRACTURE AND THE ACFT TO ROTATE 180 DEGREES FROM RUNWAY 5 CRASH LANDING IN A CLEARING.

## 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 ERA24LA366](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA366), Aug 30, 2024: Mooney M20K (N1005U), Fairmont, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to attain the proper touchdown point, and his delay in aborting the 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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