# Incident 20260531005249I: Mooney M-18C, Winterset, IA, May 31, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2026, 11:00 local time
- Place: Winterset, IA
- Airport: Winterset Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3628° N, 94.0212° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WINTERSET MUNI (3Y3), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3628&lon=-94.0212&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70DV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70DV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M-18C (registry code 5870102, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m-18c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M-18C
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 14,303 total, 1 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260531005249I

## Narrative

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

PILOT-IN-COMMAND RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED OFF CONTROLS AND GOT STUCK BETWEEN RUDDER AND BRAKE PEDAL TUBE RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING/YAW CONTROL AND BRAKE CONTROL WHICH LED TO THE AIRPLANE VEERING OFF OF THE RUNWAY.

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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