# NTSB GAA16CA218: Mooney M20, N3386X, Plano, TX, May 1, 2016 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: May 1, 2016, 10:45 local (15:45 UTC) - Place: Plano, TX - Coordinates: 33.022499, -96.836669 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0225&lon=-96.8367&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 2 minor - Status: Completed, report July 14, 2016 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 93121 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA16CA218 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/93121/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=93121 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA218 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the aborted landing in gusty wind conditions, which resulted in a collision with a fence. ## 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 M20F, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=5870214), [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 M20F, 15 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=5870214), [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 · Ability to respond/compensate; cases with it: [Mooney M20F, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md?model=5870214), [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-flare/touchdown: Other weather encounter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400); cases with it: [Mooney M20F, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md?model=5870214), [All aircraft, 1,127 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Mooney M20F, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=5870214), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md) - [Landing-aborted after touchdown: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Mooney M20F, 10 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=5870214), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that when he aborted the landing due to gusty wind conditions, the airplane drifted to the left of the runway and impacted a fence. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings. According to the pilot there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that when he aborted the landing due to gusty wind conditions, the airplane drifted to the left of the runway and impacted a fence. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings. According to the pilot there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3386X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3386X-2019-09-06), registration cancelled 2019-09-06, S/N 670030, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: MOONEY M20 (F) - 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: 670030 - Year built: 1966 - Airframe hours: 2827.5 - Engines: LYCOMING IO-360-A1A 200 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: James M. McCrum - Registered owner: James M. McCrum - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, April 16, 2016 - Departed: F82, LUBBOCK, TX - Destination: F69, Plano, TX - Airport: F69, Air Park-Dallas, runway 34, 3,080 × 30 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Satellite tracking device, Auto-pilot, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Onboard weather ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 68; injuries: minor; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review June 19, 2015; seat: left; restraint: lap only; flight hours: 1,610 total, 1,160 in this make and model, 1,610 as pilot in command ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 350° at 13 knots, gusting 19 - Visibility: 27 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 63 °F, dew point 50 °F - Altimeter: 30.03 inHg - Observed at: KADS, 3 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 20160501005099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160501005099A), May 1, 2016: Mooney M20F, Plano, TX, Substantial damage. The pilot attempted to land at a higher airspeed (85 mph), than recommended by the pilots operating handbook (74 mph). On landing the aircraft bounced at which… ## Other investigations on N3386X (2) 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 MKC83LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA080), Mar 22, 1983: Mooney M20F (N3386X), Springfield, MO, substantial damage - [NTSB MKC68F0057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0057), Jun 10, 1967: Mooney M20C (N3386X), Minot, ND, substantial damage ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 10, 2016, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=93121. 2.3 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 1.9 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40441097&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Accident Photos (item 2, .PDF, 451 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40441098&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Accident%20Photos-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.