# Accident 20021001028849A: Mooney M20J, Chicago, IL, October 1, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 2002, 10:30 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Merrill C Meigs
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8586° N, 87.6078° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8586&lon=-87.6078&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22RJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N22RJ) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 220 total, 100 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021001028849A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON OCTOBER 1, 2002, AT 1040 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A MOONEY M20J, N22RJ, COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 18 (3,899 FEET BY 150 FEET, ASPHALT) AT THE MERRILL C. MEIGS AIRPORT, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS PILOT RATED PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM MADISON, WISCONSIN, AROUND 0945. (-23) THE PILOT WAS LANDING RUNWAY 18 AT KCGX. UPON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED (40 FEET) INTO THE AIR ROTATED SIDEWAYS AND LANDED IN THE GRASS TOUCHING LEFT WING TIP FIRST. THERE IS STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE RUDDER AND CENTER OF THE FUSELAGE. WINDS AT KCGX WERE REPORTING 230/11G15.

## 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 CHI03LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA001), Oct 1, 2002: Mooney M20J (N22RJ), Chicago, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind, and his failure to maintain directional control.

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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