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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20K · West Milford, NJ · April 10, 2003

Date: April 10, 2003 · 20:40 local
Place: West Milford, NJ
Airport: Greenwood Lake Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N231LS
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC03LA083
Reported as: Mooney M20K
Reported engine: Continental TSIO360*
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 26,300 total300 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N231LSRegistration cancelled Apr 15, 2013 · Mooney M20KS/N 25-0136 · Built 1979 Airframe modelMooney M20K Engine modelContinental TSIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Nose wheel shimmy on landing at kswf. Pilot inspected acft. No problem found. Take off at kswf normal. On landing at 4N1 (Greenwood lake) runway 06, pilot felt acft pull hard to right. He pulled back on the yoke and became airborne. Acft touchdown again and drifted to the right between the runway and taxiway. On roll out the left MLG failed and was driven up thru the wing. Prop hit ground with substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY ON LANDING AT KSWF. PILOT INSPECTED ACFT. NO PROBLEM FOUND. TAKE OFF AT KSWF NORMAL. ON LANDING AT 4N1 (GREENWOOD LAKE) RUNWAY 06, PILOT FELT ACFT PULL HARD TO RIGHT. HE PULLED BACK ON THE YOKE AND BECAME AIRBORNE. ACFT TOUCHDOWN AGAIN AND DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY. ON ROLL OUT THE LEFT MLG FAILED AND WAS DRIVEN UP THRU THE WING. PROP HIT GROUND WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB NYC03LA083Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWest Milford, NJThe pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind and his failure to maintain directional control. Factors in the accident were the crosswind and landing at night.Apr 11, 2003 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N231LS · 1

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

Incident 19880408017499ILevel Off Touchdown · Doylestown, PAExecuted a missed approach on first try due to gusty winds. Made a go around and landed gear up on second attempt.Apr 8, 1988 · Minor damage