# Accident 20030601018789A: Mooney M20S, Chicago/West Ch, IL, June 1, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 2003, 21:30 local time
- Place: Chicago/West Ch, IL
- Airport: Dupage
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9078° N, 88.2486° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9078&lon=-88.2486&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21737, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21737) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20S (registry code 5870226, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20S
- Reported engine: CONT IO550*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 100 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030601018789A

## Narrative

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

(-23) FLARED TOO HIGH IN LANDING AND BOUNCED TWICE. UNABLE TO CONTROL AIRCRAFT DURING GO-AROUND ATTEMPT. RAN OFF RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI03LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA143), Jun 2, 2003: Mooney M20S (N21737), West Chicago, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare, and the pilot's failure to maintain directional control. Contributing factors were the pilot's improper flare and his inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.

## Other reports on N21737 (1)

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

- [Incident 20200805009479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200805009479I), Aug 5, 2020: Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20S (N21737), Colorado Spring, CO, Minor damage. On August 5, 2020, 1000AM local time, Mooney M-20S, N21737 suffered a partial gear-up landing on rwy 17L at cos. There were two crewmwmbers on board the…

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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