# Accident 19970920047929A: Mooney M20M, Broomfield, CO, September 20, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1997, 10:53 local time
- Place: Broomfield, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8905° N, 105.1099° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8905&lon=-105.1099&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9140Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9140Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20M (registry code 5870222, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20M
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA357](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA357) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970920047929A

## Narrative

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

(-16) A POORLY PLANNED AND EXECUTED LANDING APPROACH RESULTED IN A PORPOISE LANDING. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ABORT THE LANDING, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED, LANDED HARD AND VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY. DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED BY THE ENGINE, PROP, FORWARD FUSELAGE AND NOSE LANDING GEAR.

## 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 FTW97LA357](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA357), Sep 20, 1997: Mooney M20M (N9140Z), Broomfield, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's flaring of the airplane prematurely at a low airspeed that resulted in a hard landing, and an inadvertent stall during the attempted go-around and subsequent loss of control.

## Other reports on N9140Z (2)

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

- [Incident 20060606010249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060606010249I), Jun 6, 2006: Mooney M20M (N9140Z), Albuquerque, NM, Minor damage. (-23) On 06/06/2006 approximately 1130 MDT, a Mooney M-20-M (N9140Z) sustained minor damage during an aborted landing and go-around at the Double Eagle ii…
- [Incident 19980206008179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980206008179I), Feb 6, 1998: Mooney M20M (N9140Z), Okmulgee, OK, Minor damage. Narrative: aircraft struck deer on the runway after 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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