# Accident 19970516015879A: Mooney M20J, Apple Valley, CA, May 16, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1997
- Place: Apple Valley, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5008° N, 117.1859° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Apple Valley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5008&lon=-117.1859&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5632J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5632J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970516015879A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON MAY 16. 1997, AT 1930 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A MOONEY M20J, N5632J, ATTEMPTED A CROSSWIND LANDING ON RUNWAY 18 AT APPLE VALLEY, CALIFORNIA AIRPORT. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY LATERALLY TO THE LEFT INTO DESERT TERRAIN AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OT THE PRIVATE PILOT AND PASSENGERS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT. AT THE TIME OF LANDING, THE WIND WAS FROM 280 DEGREES AT 8 KNOTS GUSTING TO 12 KNOTS. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE USED THE SIDE SLIP METHOD FOR DRIFT CONTROL AND TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRPLANE SWERVED TO THE LEFT AND YAWED APPROXIMATELY 35 DEGREES FROM THE RUNWAY HEADING. AT THAT TIME, THE PILOT INITIATED AND THEN ABORTED A GO-AROUND.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N5632J (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19890617032919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890617032919I), Jun 17, 1989: Mooney M20J (N5632J), Bakersfield, CA, Minor damage. Hard landing. Porpoised four times. Propeller struck runway. Bent both blades.

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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