Mooney M20F incident near Kissimmee, Florida, August 7, 1984
On August 7, 1984 at about 8:00 pm local time, a Mooney M20F, registered N3420N, suffered minor damage in an incident near Kissimmee, Florida (Kissimmee airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 7, 1984 · about 8:00 pm local time
- Place
- Kissimmee, Florida · Kissimmee
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20F · all M20Fs on the register
- Registration
- N3420N · registry record · serial 68047
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
ACCORDING TO THE PLT, THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND DURING THE LANDING ROLL & BECAME AIRBORNE, THEN TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT OVERRAN THE END OF THE RWY & WAS DAMAGED. THE PLT REPORTED THAT THERE WAS A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHING THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RWY WHICH PRECLUDED A SAFE GO-AROUND.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 248 hours in all; 140 in this make and model; 30 in the last 90 days; 121 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,400 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, September 1, 1983; 7 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,740 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming IO-360 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: FMY Ft.Myers VA at 7:00 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 24, 5,000 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 360° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded at 3,100 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 91°F (33°C), dew point 73°F (23°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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