# NTSB ERA17CA244: Mooney M20R, N57GX, Venice, FL, July 14, 2017 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: July 14, 2017, 10:30 local (14:30 UTC) - Place: Venice, FL - Coordinates: 27.07361, -82.442779 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.0736&lon=-82.4428&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 17, 2017 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 95584 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA17CA244 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/95584/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=95584 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17CA244 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing in a gusting crosswind conditions. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Mooney M20R, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=5870225), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Mooney M20R, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=5870225), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Wind: gusts](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Response/compensation (probable cause); cases with it: [Mooney M20R, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md?model=5870225), [All aircraft, 1,199 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Mooney M20R, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=5870225), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Mooney M20R, 11 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=5870225), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot of the single-engine airplane reported that, during landing to the southeast, a wind gust contacted the airplane's tail from the left side, which caused the airplane to veer left. The airplane departed the runway, crossed a taxiway, and impacted a ditch. The pilot reported there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. Examination of the wreckage by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed that the nose landing gear collapsed and that the propeller was bent aft. The engine firewall was wrinkled below the left engine mount. The recorded weather at the airport, about the time of the accident, included wind from 080° at 10 knots. ## Factual narrative The pilot of the single-engine airplane reported that during landing to the southeast, a gust of wind contacted the airplane's tail from the left side, causing the airplane to veer to the left. The airplane departed the runway, crossed a taxiway, and impacted a ditch. The pilot reported there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane. Examination of the wreckage by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed the nose gear collapsed and the propeller was bent aft. The engine firewall was wrinkled below the left engine mount. The recorded weather at the airport, about the time of the accident, included wind from 080° at 10 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N57GX](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57GX), registered now, S/N 29-0357, built 2005 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: MOONEY M20R - Registry model: [Mooney M20R](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20r) (registry code 5870225) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-550 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (registry code 17042, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 29-0357 - Year built: 2005 - Airframe hours: 987 - Engines: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES 280 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, December 9, 2016, 46 hours before - Departed: FMY, FORT MYERS, FL - Destination: VNC, Venice, FL - Airport: VNC, Venice Muni, runway 13, 4,999 × 150 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Electronic primary flight display, Onboard weather, Satellite tracking device, Stall warning system, ADS-B, Auto-pilot, Electronic multifunction display ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 37; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review November 30, 2016; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 119 total, 4 in this make and model, 54 as pilot in command, 27 in the last 90 days, 7 in the last 30 days - Flight instructor; age 42; injuries: none; flight instructor, airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review December 22, 2016; seat: right; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 7,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 6,500 as pilot in command, 75 in the last 90 days, 20 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 80° at 10 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 86 °F, dew point 79 °F - Altimeter: 30.12 inHg - Observed at: KVNC ## 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 20170714010759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170714010759A), Jul 14, 2017: Mooney M20R, Venice, FL, Substantial damage. On July 14, 2017, at 10:43 EDT time a Mooney M20R, N57GX, s/n 29-0357 landed at the Venice municipal airport (vnc) in Venice, FL. After touchdown, the aircraft… ## Other investigations on N57GX (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 OPS16IA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OPS16IA010), Apr 3, 2016: Mooney M20R (N57GX), Jacksonville, FL, incident, no damage. Probable cause: The air traffic controller's decision to issue climb instruction to one aircraft without ensuring the required separation with another could be maintained. Contributing to the incident was the air… ## Docket (5 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 20, 2017, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=95584. 2.7 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 446 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40456484&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - FAA Inspector's Statement (item 2, .PDF, 818 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40456486&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=FAA%20Inspector%27s%20Statement-Master.PDF - Memorandum for Record - Telephone Interview, Flight Instructor (item 3, .PDF, 123 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40456488&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Memorandum%20for%20Record%20-%20Telephone%20Interview,%20Flight%20Instructor-Master.PDF - Memorandum for Record - Telephone Interview, Pilot (item 4, .PDF, 123 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40456493&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Memorandum%20for%20Record%20-%20Telephone%20Interview,%20Pilot-Master.PDF - Investigative Photo's (item 5, .PDF, 2 photos, 1.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40456496&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Investigative%20Photo%27s-Master.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.