# NTSB DEN82DA170: Mooney M-20F, N9066V, Arthur, ND, August 21, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: August 21, 1982, 16:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place: Arthur, ND
- Coordinates: 47.100658, -97.210365 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1007&lon=-97.2104&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 21, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69810
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN82DA170
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69810/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA170

## Sequence of events

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

- Overrun, landing - roll
  - planned approach - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - proper touchdown point - exceeded, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed - excessive, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - wet (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankment (contributing factor)
- Complete gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear - overload (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT LANDED LONG AND FAST. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH AN ELEVATED ROADBED, SHEARING OFF THE LANDING GEAR.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9066V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9066V-2018-03-07), registration cancelled 2018-03-07, S/N 690011, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M-20F
- Registry model: [Mooney M20F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (registry code 5870214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 690001
- Airframe hours: 1765
- Engines: LYCOMING IO-360-A1D 200 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Operator: Fredrick Burgum & James L. Wil
- Registered owner: Fredrick Burgum & James L. Wil
- Departed: GFK, GRAND FORKS, ND
- Destination: CVG, CINCINNATI, OH
- Airport: ND03, Arthur Municipal, runway 17, 2,600 × 132 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 990 total, 870 in this make and model, 930 as pilot in command, 35 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 2,500 ft broken

## 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 19820821040269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820821040269A), Aug 21, 1982: Mooney M20F, Arthur, ND, Substantial damage. Aircraft was fast during final approach, touched down long and fast, ran off end of runway.

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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