# NTSB DFW06CA047: Mooney M20J, N5765N, Yoakum, TX, December 30, 2005 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: December 30, 2005, 12:30 local (18:30 UTC) - Place: Yoakum, TX - Coordinates: 29.307777, -97.13639 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3078&lon=-97.1364&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 25, 2006 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 63032 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DFW06CA047 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/63032/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA047 ## Probable cause The pilot's misjudged distance/speed which resulted in an overrun. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Overrun, landing - roll - distance/speed - misjudged, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis The 1,559-hour private pilot was on a 247-nautical mile cross-country flight. The pilot reported that prior to arriving at his final destination, the Automated Weather Observing System reported that instrument flight rules (IFR) conditions prevailed throughout the area. He then contacted the local Flight Service Station (FSS) on the radio to inquire about the closest Visual Fight Rules (VFR) weather conditions. The FSS informed the pilot that the nearest location would be at Yoakum, Texas. A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Inspector who responded to the accident scene reported that the pilot flew to Yoakum, Texas, and landed "on the latter end of Runway 13" Runway 13 was reported to be a 3,445-feet long by 60-feet wide asphalt runway. The inspector added that after touchdown, the low-wing tricycle gear airplane departed the left side of the runway and traveled approximately 80-yards, up an embankment, through a barbed wire perimeter fence, across a highway and through a second barbed wire fence. The airplane came to rest upright in a pasture. The pilot reported the wind at T85 were light and variable. ## Factual narrative The 1,559-hour private pilot was on a 247-nautical mile cross-country flight. The pilot reported that prior to arriving at his final destination, the Automated Weather Observing System reported that instrument flight rules (IFR) conditions prevailed throughout the area. He then contacted the local Flight Service Station (FSS) on the radio to inquire about the closest Visual Fight Rules (VFR) weather conditions. The FSS informed the pilot that the nearest location would be at Yoakum, Texas. A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Inspector who responded to the accident scene reported that the pilot flew to Yoakum, Texas, and landed "on the latter end of Runway 13," which was reported to be a 3,445-feet long by 60-feet wide asphalt runway. The inspector added that after touchdown, the low-wing tricycle gear airplane departed the left side of the runway and traveled approximately 80-yards, up an embankment, through a barbed wire perimeter fence, across a highway and through a second barbed wire fence. The airplane came to rest upright in a pasture. The pilot reported the wind at Yoakum, Texas were light and variable. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5765N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5765N-2023-01-14), registration cancelled 2023-01-14, S/N 24-1482, built 1984 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Mooney M20J - Registry model: [Mooney M20J](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (registry code 5870219) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming AEIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (registry code 41522, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 24-1482 - Airframe hours: 665 - Engines: Lycoming IO-360 200 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Milton A. Killebrew - Registered owner: Killebrew, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, August 1, 2005, 12 hours before - Departed: ADS, Addison, TX - Destination: VCT, Victoria, TX - Airport: T85, Yoakum Municipal Airport, runway 13, 3,445 × 60 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 73; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review July 1, 2005; seat: left; flight hours: 1,559 total, 462 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Visibility: 10 statute miles ## 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 20051230034109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051230034109A), Dec 30, 2005: Mooney M20J, Yoakum, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was enroute from addison, TX (ADS) to victoria, TX (vct). To avoid weather at vct pilot diverted and landed at Yoakum, TX (T85). Landing was to the… ## Other investigations on N5765N (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 WPR21LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA239), Jun 20, 2021: Mooney M20J (N5765N), West Glacier, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate performance planning and decision to continue the takeoff which, resulted in a runway overrun and collision with terrain. 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. 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