# Accident 19921120047579A: Mooney M20J, Santa Ana, CA, November 20, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 1992, 17:20 local time
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Airport: John Wayne Airport-Orange Cou
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6695° N, 117.9002° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6695&lon=-117.9002&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4766H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4766H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A3B6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 30 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921120047579A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

BOUNCED AND PORPOISED ON LANDING. LOST TOTAL CONTROL. PITCHED UP,ROLLED, LEFT WING THEN RIGHT WING HIT. GEAR FOLDED

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 LAX93LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA049), Nov 21, 1992: Mooney M20J (N4766H), Santa Ana, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER LANDING FLARE, HIS IMPROPER BOUNCED LANDING RECOVERY TECHNIQUE, AND HIS INADVERTENT ENTRY INTO A STALL MUSH CONDITION.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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