# Accident 20010609017209A: Mooney M20J, Jackson, CA, June 9, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 2001, 11:00 local time
- Place: Jackson, CA
- Airport: Westover Field Amador County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3667° N, 120.7833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3667&lon=-120.7833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4235H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4235H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 485 total, 120 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA203) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010609017209A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 LAX01LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA203), Jun 9, 2001: Mooney M20J (N4235H), Jackson, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure 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.

## Other reports on N4235H (1)

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

- [Incident 19821016058769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821016058769I), Oct 16, 1982: Mooney M20J (N4235H), Concord, CA, Minor damage. Pilot made a hard landing causing prop and landing gear damage. Executed a go-around and landed without incident.

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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