# NTSB FTW88LA001: Mooney M20C, N9231M, Bulverde, TX, October 2, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 2, 1987, 12:40 local (17:40 UTC)
- Place: Bulverde, TX
- Coordinates: 29.770603, -98.449714 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7706&lon=-98.4497&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 19, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 22580
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW88LA001
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/22580/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA001

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with object, landing - aborted
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)
  - planned approach - improper, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - all available runway - not used, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - go-around - delayed, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled
  - terrain condition - water (contributing factor)

## Analysis

ON THE SECOND APPROACH AFTER A GO-AROUND, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED APPROXIMATELY HALFWAY DOWN THE 2850 FT RUNWAY. IN AN ATTEMPT TO GO AROUND THE PILOT APPLIED POWER. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO CLIMB BUT COLLIDED WITH THE TOP OF A TREE CAUSING THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT TO SWING AROUND TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A CREEK.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9231M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9231M-1991-03-26), registration cancelled 1991-03-26, S/N 3443 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Registry model: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 3441
- Airframe hours: 1085
- Engines: LYCOMING O-360-A10 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Gus Lois Schriener
- Registered owner: Gus Louis Schreiner
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: ERV, KERRVILLE, TX
- Airport: 11XS, Bulverde Airpark, runway 16, 2,850 × 42 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 29; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 351 total, 103 in this make and model, 203 as pilot in command, 30 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 240° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 50 °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 19871002058549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871002058549A), Oct 2, 1987: Mooney M20C, Bulverde, TX, Substantial damage. Landed long on a short strip. Tried to go around but hit trees on the climbout.

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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