# Accident 20060629012679A: Mooney M20M, Searchlight, NV, June 29, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2006, 10:00 local time
- Place: Searchlight, NV
- Airport: Searchlight Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4397° N, 114.9056° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4397&lon=-114.9056&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2142G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 300 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06CA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA224) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060629012679A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A ROCK DURING A NORMAL LANDING AT SEARCHLIGHT, NEVADA AIRPORT (IL3) CAUSING THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE. THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 LAX06CA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA224), Jun 29, 2006: Mooney M20M (N2142G), Searchlight, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's encounter with rocks and debris on the runway during landing.

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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