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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Mooney M20J · Jackson, CA · June 9, 2001

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Date
June 9, 2001 · 11:00 local
Place
Jackson, CA
Airport
Westover Field Amador County
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4235H
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX01LA203
Reported as
Mooney M20J
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
485 total120 in this make and model36 in the last 90 days
N4235HRegistered now · Mooney M20JS/N 24-0676 · Built 1978Airframe modelMooney M20JEngine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Aircraft floated (ballooned) while landing. Along with the upslope of the runway and the changing wind caused the aircraft to move to edge of runay. When aircraft settled, the left main gear was over the pavement edge and left wheel caught, causing the aircraft to spin around off of the left side of the runway. The pilot was scheduled for a training seminar and flight review with Mooney, and is currently working and preparing for his commercial certificate, but is still waiting for his aircraft to be fixed. (.4) the airplane landed hard, porpoised down the runway, departed the runway, ground looped, and came to rest in a landfill area on its main landing gear. The airplane had flown for about an hour the day of the accident to three different airports with no discrepancies noted. Once established on final approach, the pilot observed the windsock indicating a crosswind condition, and felt the drift of the airplane to the left. After slowing the airplane and correcting for the crosswind, he did not recheck his airspeed to make sure he had the appropriate airspeed for landing. The airplane landed hard and short of the runway, and porpoised two times down the runway. The p ilot added power in an attempt to regain airplane control. The airplane started to depart to the left of the runway, and he simultaneously became distracted by his passenger who started yelling. The airplane traveled approximately 150 feet before the nose landing gear collapsed, and an additional 450 feet before coming to rest in a landfill area.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT FLOATED (BALLOONED) WHILE LANDING. ALONG WITH THE UPSLOPE OF THE RUNWAY AND THE CHANGING WIND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO MOVE TO EDGE OF RUNAY. WHEN AIRCRAFT SETTLED, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WAS OVER THE PAVEMENT EDGE AND LEFT WHEEL CAUGHT, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SPIN AROUND OFF OF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT WAS SCHEDULED FOR A TRAINING SEMINAR AND FLIGHT REVIEW WITH MOONEY, AND IS CURRENTLY WORKING AND PREPARING FOR HIS COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE, BUT IS STILL WAITING FOR HIS AIRCRAFT TO BE FIXED. (.4) THE AIRPLANE LANDED HARD, PORPOISED DOWN THE RUNWAY, DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, GROUND LOOPED, AND CAME TO REST IN A LANDFILL AREA ON ITS MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE AIRPLANE HAD FLOWN FOR ABOUT AN HOUR THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT TO THREE DIFFERENT AIRPORTS WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. ONCE ESTABLISHED ON FINAL APPROACH, THE PILOT OBSERVED THE WINDSOCK INDICATING A CROSSWIND CONDITION, AND FELT THE DRIFT OF THE AIRPLANE TO THE LEFT. AFTER SLOWING THE AIRPLANE AND CORRECTING FOR THE CROSSWIND, HE DID NOT RECHECK HIS AIRSPEED TO MAKE SURE HE HAD THE APPROPRIATE AIRSPEED FOR LANDING. THE AIRPLANE LANDED HARD AND SHORT OF THE RUNWAY, AND PORPOISED TWO TIMES DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE P ILOT ADDED POWER IN AN ATTEMPT TO REGAIN AIRPLANE CONTROL. THE AIRPLANE STARTED TO DEPART TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY, AND HE SIMULTANEOUSLY BECAME DISTRACTED BY HIS PASSENGER WHO STARTED YELLING. THE AIRPLANE TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET BEFORE THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, AND AN ADDITIONAL 450 FEET BEFORE COMING TO REST IN A LANDFILL AREA.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX01LA203Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportJackson, CAFailure of the pilot to maintain proper airspeed for landing and airplane control with an existing crosswind. A contributing factor was the distraction of the pilot by a yelling passenger.Jun 9, 2001 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4235H · 1

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

Incident 19821016058769ILevel Off Touchdown · Concord, CAPilot made a hard landing causing prop and landing gear damage. Executed a go-around and landed without incident.Oct 16, 1982 · Minor damage