# Accident 20060608008699A: Mooney M20K, Fresno, CA, June 8, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2006, 08:25 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Airport: Fresno-Chandler Downtown Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7322° N, 119.8197° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7322&lon=-119.8197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5699Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5699Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 10 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06CA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA199) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060608008699A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ WAS PRACTICING LANDINGS AT KFCH IN N5699Y AND WAS ATTEMPTING HIS SECOND LANDING WHEN HE LANDED LONG, BOUNCED, THE PROPELLER CONTACTED THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ THEN ATTEMPTED TO CONTINUE AND TAKEOFF WITH FULL FLAPS AND SPEED BRAKES EXTENDED. THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED DOWN THE RUNWAY NOSE HIGH AND STARTED LOSING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE RIGHT AND LEFT WINGS CONTACTED THE RUNWAY AS THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO REGAIN CONTROL AND KEEP THE WINGS LEVEL. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY, ACROSS THE TAXIWAY AND INTO THE DIRT/GRASS BETWEEN THE TAXIWAY AND THE RAMP. THE PILOT FINALLY DECIDED THAT HE WASN'T GOING TO GET THE AIRCRAFT AIRBORNE AND ABORTED THE TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT BE STOPPED PRIOR TO IMPACTING A FENCE AT THE END OF THE AIRPORT PROPERTY. THE AIRCRAFT WENT THROUGH THE FENCE, ACROSS A ROAD AND IMPACTED A SECOND FENCE AND FINALLY STOPPED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE SOLE OCCUPANT, THE PILOT, WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 LAX06CA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA199), Jun 8, 2006: Mooney M20K (N5699Y), Fresno, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare and his inadequate recovery from a bounced landing that resulted in a porpoise.

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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