# Accident 20040430007739A: Mooney M20J, Redmond, OR, April 30, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 2004, 17:30 local time
- Place: Redmond, OR
- Airport: Roberts Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2539° N, 121.1500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2539&lon=-121.1500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5764K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5764K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series (registry code 41522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 155 total, 62 in this make and model, 57 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA04CA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04CA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040430007739A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED GEG, ENROUTE TO RDM. ON APPROACH RDM, ASOS REPORTED WINDS VARIABLE AT 8-11 KNOTS WITH UNCERTAIN GUSTS. ON LANDING, APPROXIMATELY FIVE FEET FROM GROUND, A SIGNIFICANT GUST OF WIND LIFTED AIRCRAFT AND SHIFTED AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT. PILOT ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND MANEUVER AND EXPERIENCED ANOTHER SUBSEQUENT GUST OF WIND TO LEFT WING FORCING WING TO IMPACT RUNWAY SURFACE. AIRCRAFT SPUN AND COLLAPSED RIGHT MAIN GEAR, IMPACTED PROPELLER AND DEFORMED RIGHT AND LEFT WING STRUCTURES. NO INJURIES SUSTAINED BY PILOT.

## 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 SEA04CA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04CA076), Apr 30, 2004: Mooney M-20J (N5764K), Redmond, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for wind conditions. Unfavorable wind was a factor.

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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