# NTSB FTW04CA228: Mooney M20E, N3379X, San Antonio, TX, August 18, 2004 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: August 18, 2004, 17:00 local (22:00 UTC) - Place: San Antonio, TX - Coordinates: 29.8125, -98.425277 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8125&lon=-98.4253&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 3, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 60046 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW04CA228 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/60046/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04CA228 ## Probable cause The pilot's misjudged distance and his failure to abort the landing. A factor was the prevailing tailwind. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Overrun, landing - roll - distance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor) - aborted landing - not performed, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water collision with object, taxi - from landing - object - sign ## Analysis After landing on runway 30 (a 3,000-foot long and 40-foot wide asphalt runway), the airplane overran the departure end of the runway. Upon exiting the airport property, the airplane struck a no parking sign and entered a residential street where it collided with 3 sets of reflectors. The pilot continued taxing up hill and made a left turn as the left wing struck a stop sign. The pilot continued taxiing down a residential street through a 3-way intersection before an "individual forced the pilot to stop the airplane and get it towed back to the airport." The winds at the airport at the time of the accident were reported from 130 degrees at 7 knots. ## Factual narrative On August 18, 2004, approximately 1700 central daylight time, a Mooney M20E single-engine airplane, N3379X, was substantially damaged upon collision with street signs when the airplane overran the departure end of Runway 30 at the Kestrel Airport (1T7), near San Antonio, Texas. The airplane was registered to Rohuff Corporation, of Bulverde, Texas, and was being operated by the pilot. The private pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The cross-country flight originated from Bulverde, Texas, at an unknown time, and was destined for 1T7. According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, who responded to the site of the accident, the airplane landed on runway 30 (a 3,000-foot long, by 40-foot wide asphalt runway), and overran the departure end of the runway. Upon exiting the airport property, the airplane struck a "no parking" sign and entered a residential street where it collided with 3 sets of reflectors. The pilot continued taxiing up hill where the pilot made a left turn as the left wing struck a stop sign. The pilot continued taxiing down a residential street through a 3-way intersection before an "individual forced the pilot to stop the airplane and have it towed back to the airport." Examination of the airplane by the FAA inspector revealed the left and right wing spars were bent. The left horizontal stabilizer also sustained structural damage. The winds at the time of the occurence were reported from 130 degrees at 7 knots. A completed Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report (NTSB Form 6120.1/2) was not received from the pilot. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3379X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3379X-2021-04-14), registration cancelled 2021-04-14, S/N 1094, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Mooney M20E - Registry model: [Mooney M20E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (registry code 5870212) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 1094 - Airframe hours: 2422 - Engines: Lycoming IO-360-A1A 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Robert Luvern Huffman - Registered owner: Rohuff Corporation - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, June 2, 1994, 70 hours before - Departed: 11XS, BULVERDE, TX - Destination: 1T7, San Antonio, TX - Airport: 1T7, Kestrel Airpark, runway 30, 3,000 × 40 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 70; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, expired; seat: left; flight hours: 70 total, 35 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 130° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft broken - Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 73 °F - Altimeter: 29.97 inHg - Observed at: SAT, 18 nm away ## 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 20040818022889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040818022889A), Aug 18, 2004: Mooney M20E, San Antonio, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) Mooney N3379X landed long at Kestrel airport, over running the departure end of runway 30. The aircraft struck a street sign the continued to taxi on… From the NTSB's public API. 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