# Accident 20040207003679A: Mooney M20C, Mesa, AZ, February 7, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 2004, 15:30 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Airport: Falcon Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4500° N, 111.7167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4500&lon=-111.7167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9675M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9675M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 100 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04CA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040207003679A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER FLYING FOR APPOX. ONE (1) HOUR IN THE LOCAL VICINITY OF FFZ, THE PILOT SET THE A/C UP FOR A NORMAL LANDING ON RUNWAY #22L @FFZ. THE TOUCHDOWN WAS NORMAL, HOWEVER AFTER APPROX. FIFTY (50) FEET ON THE ROLLOUT THE A/C SUDDENLY VEERED/SWERVED, R/H WING LIFTING SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT STRIKING A TAXIWAY SIGN @ 071431 PST WITH THE INBD. L/E, UNDERSIDE OF THE L/H WING RUPTURING THE FUEL TANK (WET-WING TYPE) AND SPILLING FUEL. THE PROP ALSO CONTACTED TWO (2) RUNWAY LANDING LIGHTS. THE PILOT AND HIS ONE (1) PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED AND THERE WAS NO POST-EVENT FIRE.

## 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 LAX04CA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA118), Feb 7, 2004: Mooney M20C (N9675M), Mesa, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane, which resulted in a collision with an airport sign.

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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