# Accident 20030410036589A: Mooney M20K, West Milford, NJ, April 10, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 2003, 20:40 local time
- Place: West Milford, NJ
- Airport: Greenwood Lake Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1283° N, 74.3467° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1283&lon=-74.3467&mi=10
- Aircraft: N231LS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N231LS-2013-04-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 26,300 total, 300 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030410036589A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 NYC03LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA083), Apr 11, 2003: Mooney M20K (N231LS), West Milford, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

## Other reports on N231LS (1)

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

- [Incident 19880408017499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880408017499I), Apr 8, 1988: Mooney M20K (N231LS), Doylestown, PA, Minor damage. Executed a missed approach on first try due to gusty winds. Made a go around and landed gear up on second attempt.

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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