33.9148° N, 118.3481° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Hawthorne, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 30, 2004 · 21:55 local
Place
Hawthorne, CA
Airport
Hawthorne Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N24JJ
Reported as
Mooney M20K
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
390 total69 in this make and model78 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) While landing at Hawthorne airport (hhr), the pilot indicated that as the aircraft entered the landing flare, he encountered a sudden gust of wind, causing him to lose control of the aircraft. The aircraft veered to the left side of the runway striking a taxi way sign resulting in minor damage to the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WHILE LANDING AT HAWTHORNE AIRPORT (HHR), THE PILOT INDICATED THAT AS THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED THE LANDING FLARE, HE ENCOUNTERED A SUDDEN GUST OF WIND, CAUSING HIM TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY STRIKING A TAXI WAY SIGN RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.