# Accident 20020606013699A: Mooney M20J, Minneapolis, MN, June 6, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 2002, 16:41 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: Crystal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0597° N, 93.3404° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0597&lon=-93.3404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N201Y-2017-07-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020606013699A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING LANDING AT MIC AIRCRAFT STARTED TO DRIFT LEFT. TOWER SAID AIRCRAFT STARTED TO PORPOISE, THEN VEERED TO LEFT AND LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND. LEFT WING TIP SCARRED THE GROUND FOR APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET THEN PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND AND AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET FROM RUNWAY 14R. AIRCRAFT HAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. PILOT SAID, TO AVOID EAST HANGARS HE TURNED DOWNWIND AND HE WAS BEING BLOWN VERY HARD TO THE LEFT. (.19) ON JUNE 6, 2002, AT 1641 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A MOONEY M20J, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, WAS DESTROYED DURING AN ABORTED LANDING ON RUNWAY 14R (3,266 FEET BY 75 FEET, ASPHALT) AT THE CRYSTAL AIRPORT (MIC), MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM MIC AT AN UNKNOWN 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 CHI02LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA154), Jun 6, 2002: Mooney M20J (N201Y), Minneapolis, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft during an aborted 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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