# NTSB LAX82DA054: Mooney M20C, N6594U, Fowler, CA, January 28, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: January 28, 1982, 10:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place: Fowler, CA
- Coordinates: 36.619892, -119.670005 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6199&lon=-119.6700&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 28, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70733
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82DA054
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70733/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA054

## Sequence of events

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

- Overrun, landing
  - altitude - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - distance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - terrain condition - wet (contributing factor)
  - go-around - delayed, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water collision with object, landing
  - object - vehicle (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT ESTIMATED THAT HE LANDED ABOUT 400 FT PAST THE THRESHOLD ON A RUNWAY THAT WAS MUDDY. HE FOUND THE BRAKING WAS INSUFFICIENT AND STARTED A GO-AROUND. HOWEVER, HE QUICKLY REALIZED THAT HE WOULD NOT HAVE FLYING SPEED BEFORE REACHING THE END OF THE RUNWAY. HE ABORTED THE GO-AROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK SEVERAL JUNKED CARS AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6594U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6594U-2015-05-14), registration cancelled 2015-05-14, S/N 2376, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Registry model: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 2376
- Airframe hours: 3300
- Engines: LYCOMING O-360-A1D 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Operator: Peter Shieldhouse
- Registered owner: Peter Shieldhouse
- Departed: PTV, PORTERVILLE, CA
- Destination: 19A, JEFFERSON, CA
- Airport: 11CA, Turner Field, runway 27, 2,200 × 0 ft, dirt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 33; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 1,100 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 1,020 as pilot in command, 20 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 360° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Temperature: 108 °F

## 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 19820128002679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820128002679A), Jan 28, 1982: Mooney M20C, Fowler, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot delayed in decision to go around after landing. Aircraft crashed off end of runway.

## Other investigations on N6594U (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 OAK65F0004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK65F0004), Mar 8, 1965: Mooney M21 (N6594U), Lincoln, CA, substantial damage

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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