# Accident 20060917025319A: Mooney M20J, Murrieta/Temecu, CA, September 17, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 2006, 11:06 local time
- Place: Murrieta/Temecu, CA
- Airport: French Valley Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5711° N, 117.1236° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5711&lon=-117.1236&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1157N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1157N-2018-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 103 total, 75 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06CA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA297) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060917025319A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT ON LANDING, MADE AN EXCESSIVELY HARD LANDING CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL, LANDING GEAR, ENGINE MOUNT, ENGINE, PROPELLER AND COWLING. INTERVIEW OF STUDENT PILOT REVEALED THAT HE "JUST FORGOT TO FLARE." NO MECHANICAL OR WEATHER PROBLEMS.

## 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 LAX06CA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA297), Sep 17, 2006: Mooney M20J (N1157N), Temecula, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to flare that resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N1157N (1)

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

- [Accident 20170328004419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170328004419A), Mar 28, 2017: Mooney M20J (N1157N), Cedar Key, FL, Substantial damage. Aircraft approached and landed on runway 23 at Cedar Key and was on rollout past the midpoint of runway when pilot states that he realized that a go-around…

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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