# Accident 20031014026529A: Mooney M20K, Grand Junction, CO, October 14, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 2003, 15:56 local time
- Place: Grand Junction, CO
- Airport: Walker Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1222° N, 108.5267° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1222&lon=-108.5267&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5659L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5659L) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 26,000 total, 2,450 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN04LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031014026529A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS ON FINAL APPROACH FOR HIS SECOND TOUCH AND GO. APPROACH SPEED WAS SET AT 70 KTS WITH WINGS LEVEL, AT ABOUT 30 TO 40 FEET AGL THERE WAS A SHIMMY IN THE CONTROL WHEEL. FULL POWER WAS APPLIED, AND THE AIRPLANE FELL OUT OF THE SKY. A HARD LANDING WAS MADE AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT AND HIT THE FLAP AND RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED THE RUNWAY PUTTING A SIDE LOAD ON THE NOSE GEAR. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO CONTACT THE 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 DEN04LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA010), Oct 14, 2003: Mooney M20K (N5659L), Grand Junction, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper flare and his failure to maintain airspeed resulting in a stall and hard landing.

## Other reports on N5659L (1)

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

- [Incident 19840924054029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840924054029I), Sep 24, 1984: Mooney M20K (N5659L), Broomfield, CO, Minor damage. Struck a left over air show stantion while taxiing for takeoff in dense fog. Nicked and bent the propeller.

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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