# Accident 20020510011249A: Mooney M20F, Minneapolis, MN, May 10, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 2002, 13:52 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: Crystal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0619° N, 93.3539° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0619&lon=-93.3539&mi=10
- Aircraft: N976SB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N976SB-2018-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020510011249A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON LANDING APPROACH FOR RUNWAY 24R AT CRYSTAL AIRPORT CRYSTAL TOWER ATCT NOTICED THAT N976SB'S LANDING GEAR WAS IN UP POSITION AND CALLED FOR A GO AROUND. MR. WALONICK ADDED POWER, STARTED TO CLIMB THEN VEERED LEFT, STALLED, IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A FLAT ATTITUDE AND COLLIDED WITH N853D SHEARING THE TAIL FROM THE CHEROKEE JUST AFT OF THE REAR BULKHEAD. (.19) ON MAY 10, 2002, AT 1315 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A MOONEY M20F, N976SB, OWNED AND PILOTED BY A PRIVATE INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN THE PILOT CONTACTED THE GROUND AND ANOTHER AIRCRAFT DURING A GO-AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY 24R (2499' X 75') STRIKING THE TAIL OF A PARKED CHEROKEE AT THE MINNEAPOLIS CRYSTAL AIRPORT (MIC) IN MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA. A GO-AROUND WAS ATTEMPTED BECAUSE THE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) FLIGHT PLAN. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED BY THE PASSENGER AND THE PILOT REPORTED MINOR INJURIES. MOONEY N976SB HAD DEPARTED EVANSVILLE, INDIANA (EVV) AT 12              00 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME.

## 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 CHI02LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA135), May 10, 2002: Mooney M20F (N976SB), Minneapolis, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot did not attain a proper climb rate during the go-around and the intentional wheels up landing. Factors associated with the accident were the inability of the pilot to maintain directional…

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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