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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20R · Phoenix, AZ · May 10, 2004

Date
May 10, 2004 · 17:01 local
Place
Phoenix, AZ
Airport
Williams Gateway Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N40CF
Reported as
Mooney M20R
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
350 total85 in this make and model80 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) Just after touching down in a 90 degree gusting crosswind which was given to the pilot by the tower as 16 gusting to 23, the pilot lost control of the aircraft, ran off the right side into the infield then returned to the runway. Aircraft received damage to left main gear door. Manufacturer's max demonstrated crosswind component is 12 knots.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) JUST AFTER TOUCHING DOWN IN A 90 DEGREE GUSTING CROSSWIND WHICH WAS GIVEN TO THE PILOT BY THE TOWER AS 16 GUSTING TO 23, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, RAN OFF THE RIGHT SIDE INTO THE INFIELD THEN RETURNED TO THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED DAMAGE TO LEFT MAIN GEAR DOOR. MANUFACTURER'S MAX DEMONSTRATED CROSSWIND COMPONENT IS 12 KNOTS.