Mooney M20J N5765N

Summary

On 30 December 2005 at about 18:30 local time, a Mooney M20J registered N5765N, operated by Milton A. Killebrew, was involved in an accident near Yoakum, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

30 December 2005 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Yoakum, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Yoakum Municipal Airport (T85)

Coordinates

29.3078, -97.1364

Aircraft

Mooney M20J

Registration

N5765N

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Milton A. Killebrew

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Addison → Victoria

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DFW06CA047

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's misjudged distance/speed which resulted in an overrun.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The 1,559-hour private pilot was on a 247-nautical mile cross-country flight. The pilot reported that prior to arriving at his final destination, the Automated Weather Observing System reported that instrument flight rules (IFR) conditions prevailed throughout the area. He then contacted the local Flight Service Station (FSS) on the radio to inquire about the closest Visual Fight Rules (VFR) weather conditions. The FSS informed the pilot that the nearest location would be at Yoakum, Texas. A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Inspector who responded to the accident scene reported that the pilot flew to Yoakum, Texas, and landed "on the latter end of Runway 13" Runway 13 was reported to be a 3,445-feet long by 60-feet wide asphalt runway. The inspector added that after touchdown, the low-wing tricycle gear airplane departed the left side of the runway and traveled approximately 80-yards, up an embankment, through a barbed wire perimeter fence, across a highway and through a second barbed wire fence. The airplane came to rest upright in a pasture. The pilot reported the wind at T85 were light and variable.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.