# Accident 20031026027739A: Mooney M20K, San Diego, CA, October 26, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 2003, 14:19 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: Montgomery Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8156° N, 117.1394° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8156&lon=-117.1394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1147N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1147N-2006-01-27) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 596 total, 100 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031026027739A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 26, 2003, AT 1419 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A MOONEY M20K AIRPLANE, N1147N, CRASH-LANDED STATE HIGHWAY 163, APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET WEST OF MONTGOMERY FIELD, (MYF) IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. A HEAVY SMOKE LAYER CAUSED BY FOREST FIRES BURNING IN THE AREA RESULTED IN RESTRICTED VISIBILITY, A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND, BUT WAS TOO HIGH AND WAS FLYING TOO FAST. AS HE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY HE REALIZED HE HAD LANDED LONG. WITH A CHAIN LINK FENCE RAPIDLY APPROACHING, HE APPLIED FULL POWER AND RAISED THE FLAPS AND ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED, THE PILOT TURNED LEFT (SOUTH) AND CRASH LANDED ON HIGHWAY 163 HITTING THE NORTH BOUND LANE. THE R/H WING SHEARED OFF AS THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE CONCRETE CENTER DIVIDER. THE AIRCRAFT BURST INTO FLAMES AND WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 LAX04LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA028), Oct 26, 2003: Mooney M20K (N1147N), San Diego, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to configure the airplane properly for the go-around which resulted in degraded climb performance, and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall. 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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