# Accident 20031012035329A: Mooney M20F, Scottsdale, AZ, October 12, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 2003, 16:40 local time
- Place: Scottsdale, AZ
- Airport: Scottsdale Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6228° N, 111.9106° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6228&lon=-111.9106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7127V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7127V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (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 M20F
- Reported engine: LYC IO360LYC*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 528 total, 100 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031012035329A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THIS ACCIDENT WAS DISCOVERED WHEN A SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT WAS REQUESTED TO TRANSPORT THE AIRCRAFT TO A MAINTENANCE FACILITY FOR REPAIRS. INSPECTION OF THE DAMAGE INDICATED THAT THE MAIN SPAR AND OF THE LEFT WING SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING HIS LANDING ON RUNWAY 21 AT SDL, HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AS THE NOSEWHEEL TOUCHED DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT PULLED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT AT WHICH POINT THE PILOT ADDED POWER, BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN AND NEXT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE ADJACENT TAXIWAY, HIT AND DESTROYED THE 6,000 FOOT DISTANCE REMAINING SIGN LOCATED JUST NORTH OF B-12. THE PILOT LATER CONTACTED THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY AT CORPORATE JETS (SDL) AND THEY DETERMINED THAT REPAIRS WOULD BE REQUIRED, BUT DECLINED TO DO SO. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD NO DIFFICULTY TAXIING THE AIRCRAFT AFTER MAKING CONTACT WITH THE SIGN AND THAT HE PROCEEDED TO THE AIRCRAFT PARKING AREA. THE ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE NTSB BY A SDL FSDO ASI. THE SCOTTSDALE AIRPORT OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT, UPON REQUEST, DID PRODUCE AN INCIDENT REPORT ON 1/30/2004, DOCUMENTING THIS AS AN INCIDENT DATED, 10/12/2003. NO REPORT PRIOR TO 1/30/2004 COULD BE FOUND.

## 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 LAX04LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA103), Oct 12, 2003: Mooney 20F (N7127V), Scottsdale, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing.

## Other reports on N7127V (2)

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

- [Incident 20070228002859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070228002859I), Feb 28, 2007: Mooney M20F (N7127V), Scottsdale, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot ^privac^ stated that he was landing on runway 21 at Scottsdale airport. The winds were 260 @ 12 knots and gusting to 19 knots. He was on final…
- [Incident 19800129020179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800129020179I), Jan 29, 1980: Mooney M20F (N7127V), Plainfield, IL. Fuel cap o rings worn. Did not seal. Large quantity water found right tank.

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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