# Accident 20020813021269A: Mooney M20L, Newberg, OR, August 13, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 2002, 21:40 local time
- Place: Newberg, OR
- Airport: Sportsman Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2906° N, 122.9556° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2906&lon=-122.9556&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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA02LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020813021269A

## Narrative

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

(-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 GROUND, SEEING THAT HE COULD NOT STOP THE AIRCRAFT, THE PILOT STARTED A GO AROUND, THE AIRCRAFT INITIALLY STARTED TO CLIMB THEN LOST POWER DUE TO THE PROPELLER SEPARATING FROM THE CRANKSHAFT. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN DESCENDING AND THE PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING IN A CLEARING APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PROPELLER HAS NOT BEEN LOCATED.

## 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 SEA02LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA153), Aug 14, 2002: Mooney M20L (N1024Z), Newberg, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate flare and his delay in executing an aborted landing. A contributing factor was the dark night conditions.

## Other reports on N1024Z (3)

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

- [Accident 20000908015419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000908015419A), Sep 8, 2000: Mooney M20L (N1024Z), Hailey, ID, No damage. (-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,…
- [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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