# NTSB DEN82DA058: Mooney M20F, N7446V, Crosby, ND, April 13, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: April 13, 1982, 16:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place: Crosby, ND
- Location: 48.9283° N, 103.2976° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CROSBY MUNI (D50), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.9283&lon=-103.2976&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 13, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70373
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN82DA058
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70373/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA058

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - wet (contributing factor)
  - notams - issued, faa(other/organization)
  - aircraft performance,hydroplaning condition - other (contributing factor)
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - snowbank (contributing factor)
  - clearance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE RUNWAY HAD A 6 TO 7 FT SNOWBANK ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND A 2 TO 3 FT SNOWBANK ON THE RIGHT SIDE. ALSO, WATER WAS ON THE RUNWAY INTERMITTENTLY ALONG THE ENTIRE LENGTH. AFTER LANDING, THE PLANE STARTED HYDROPLANING. AS THE PILOT MOVED THE PLANE TO THE LEFT TO GET OUT OF THE WATER, THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE SNOWBANK. THIS PULLED THE FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT, RESULTING IN FURTHER DAMAGE. A NOTAM HAD BEEN ISSUED TO WARN PILOTS OF THE WET RUNWAY CONDITIONS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7446V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7446V-1990-06-06), registration cancelled 1990-06-06, S/N 221223 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Registry model: [Mooney M20F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (registry code 5870214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 22-1223
- Airframe hours: 651
- Engines: LYCOMING IO-360-A1A 200 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Operator: Dan L. Schwartz
- Registered owner: Dan L. Schwartz
- Departed: MOT, MINOT, ND
- Destination: PPA, PAMPA, TX
- Airport: D50, Crosby Municipal, runway 12, 2,850 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 32; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 125 total, 125 in this make and model, 54 as pilot in command, 36 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 225° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 25 statute miles
- Temperature: 131 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820413013439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820413013439A), Apr 13, 1982: Mooney M20F, Crosby, ND, Substantial damage. Tried to miss standing water on the runway. Caught a wing in a snowbank and rotated into same.

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.

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