# NTSB NYC80FNE15: Mooney M20E, N7198V, Danielson, CT, May 5, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 5, 1980
- Place: Danielson, CT · DANIELSON, CT
- Location: 41.8104° N, 71.8857° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Danielson, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8104&lon=-71.8857&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 25, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131356
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FNE15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNE15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0812   80/5/5    DANIELSON,CT        MOONEY M20E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1445                    N7198V              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 32, 1096 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            54 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DANIELSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TETERBORO,NJ                DANIELSON,CT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- PLT MISREAD WND SOCK,LNDD ON RWY 13.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7198V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7198V), registered now, S/N 21-1162 (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
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Danielson

## 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 19800505012729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800505012729A), May 5, 1980: Mooney M20E, Danielson, CT, Substantial damage. Misread windsock. Landed downwind. Locked brakes, skidded off end of runway sideways. Collapsed landing gear.

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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