# Accident 20000908015419A: Mooney M20L, Hailey, ID, September 8, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 2000, 18:15 local time
- Place: Hailey, ID
- Airport: Friedman Memorial
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5694° N, 114.2093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5694&lon=-114.2093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1024Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1024Z-2003-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20L (registry code 5870221, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20L
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000908015419A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT'S STATEMENT: ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2000 AT ABOUT 6 P.M., I WAS MAKING AN APPROACH TO LAND ON RUNWAY 31 AT FRIEDMAN MEMORIAL AIRPORT, HAILEY, IDAHO, MY HOME BASE. AFTER REPORTING SLUDERS AT 7500' TO THE TOWER, FOLLOWING HIS INSTRUCTIONS AND CLEARANCE TO LAND, I PROCEEDED TO THE EAST SIDE OF THE VALLEY PASSING OVER THE TOWN OF BELLEVUE AT APPROXIMATELY 7000' AND BEGAN THE TURN AND DESCENT TO FINAL. I HAD ESTABLISHED A GOOD GLIDE PATH USING THE VASI, GOOD AIRSPEED OF 80-85 KNOTS AND WAS CRABBED INTO THE WIND ABOUT 15 DEGREES TO THE WEST TO COMPENSATE FOR AN INCONSISTENT CROSSWIND. THE WIND CONDITIONS ARE OFTEN RATHER SWIRLY AT THE SOUTH END OF 31 AND I AM AND WAS CONSCIOUS OF THAT. AS I APPROACHED THE END OF THE RUNWAY, THE WIND SUDDENLY AND QUITE ABRUPTLY STOPPED AND MY AIRSPEED DROPPED SUDDENLY TO THE AIRPLANE LITERALLY QUIT FLYING AND DROPPED TO THE GROUND.

## 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 SEA00LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA184), Sep 9, 2000: Mooney M20L (N1024Z), Hailey, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions. A crosswind condition was a factor.

## Other reports on N1024Z (3)

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

- [Accident 20020813021269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020813021269A), Aug 13, 2002: Mooney M20L (N1024Z), Newberg, OR, Substantial damage. (-23) During landing pilot struck the ground hard and bounced, at some timeduring the bounce the nose gear bungee failed allowing the propeller to strike the…
- [Incident 19900325021299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900325021299I), Mar 25, 1990: Mooney M20L (N1024Z), Augusta, GA, Minor damage. Unable to develop full power after liftoff. Unable to extend gear before touchdown. Skidded into field.
- [Incident 19890326011979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890326011979I), Mar 26, 1989: Mooney M20L (N1024Z), Mccormick, SC, Minor damage. On go around aircraft settled to runway gear up and flaps down.

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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