# Accident 19970517046209A: Mooney M20M, Madisonville, KY, May 17, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1997, 15:10 local time
- Place: Madisonville, KY
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3293° N, 87.4998° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3293&lon=-87.4998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N321JL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20M
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD97LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970517046209A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ATTEMPTING A PRACTICE SHORT FIELD LANDING ON RUNWAY 23, THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND FELL APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET, RESULTING IN AN UNCONTROLLED HARD LANDING.

## 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 IAD97LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA078), May 17, 1997: Mooney M20M (N321JL), Madisonville, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, and inadequate supervision of the CFI, which resulted in a stall and subsequent hard landing.

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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