# Accident 20040529017199A: Mooney M20R, Lebanon, NH, May 29, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 2004, 13:00 local time
- Place: Lebanon, NH
- Airport: Lebanon Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.1167° N, 72.8269° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1167&lon=-72.8269&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53WM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53WM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20R (registry code 5870225, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20R
- Reported engine: CONT IO550*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 789 total, 750 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04CA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040529017199A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FLYING A MOONEY M20R N532WM, WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 04 AT WARREN/SUGARBUSH AIRPORT 0B7 IN VERMONT AT APPROXIMATELY 1130 HOURS. THE PILOT EXPERIENCED CROSSWINDS, AND LOSS OF LIFT APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET ABOVE AIRPORT RUNWAY ON SHORT FINAL, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO IMPACT THE RUNWAY HARD. THE PILOT DID NOT LAND THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT INITIATED AN IMMEDIATE "GO-AROUND". THE PILOT WAS INFORMED BY AIRPORT GROUND PERSONNEL AT WARREN/SUGARBUSH AIRPORT (VIA RADIO) THAT HE HAD LOST THE AIRCRAFT LEFT LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT HAD THE AIRCRAFT FLAPS PARTIALLY EXTENDED FOR LANDING, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE LEFT FLAP UPON IMPACT. THE PILOT DECIDED TO PROCEED TO LEBANON AIRPORT, LEBANON NEW HAMPSHIRE, TO DO A POSSIBLE GEAR UP LANDING, THE AIRPORT WAS EQUIPPED WITH EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT, AND A CONTROL TOWER. THE PILOT WAS ADVISED BY HIS MECHANIC AND ANOTHER PILOT (VIA CELL PHONE) TO PERFORM A POWER OFF GEAR UP LANDING. THE PILOT DID PERFORM A POWER OFF GEAR UP LANDING ON RUNWAY 36, COMING TO REST ABOUT 400 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY JUST TO THE RIGHT OF CENTERLINE. THE PILOT HAD NO APPARENT INJURIES, AND DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT SAFELY. PILOT WAS REEXAMINED.

## 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 NYC04CA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA135), May 29, 2004: Mooney M20R (N53WM), Warren, VT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing. A factor in this accident was the wind shear as reported by the pilot.

## Other reports on N53WM (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20060310002719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060310002719I), Mar 10, 2006: Mooney M20R (N53WM), Bedford, MA, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted] stated he was taxiing on taxiway sierra to the west ramp entrance. He stated the entrance is about a hundred feet wide.…
- [Incident 19990903034649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990903034649I), Sep 3, 1999: Mooney M20R (N53WM), Nantucket, MA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot reported upon landing ack he caught gust of wind and ballooned up. After porpoising the prop hit the pavement. Pilot grabbed the wrong brief case…

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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