# Accident 20070506008629A: Mnmite M18L, Bessemer, AL, May 6, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 2007, 16:15 local time
- Place: Bessemer, AL
- Airport: Bessemer Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3125° N, 86.9264° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3125&lon=-86.9264&mi=10
- Aircraft: N119C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N119C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M-18L (registry code 5870106, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m-18l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-145B series (registry code 41502, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MNMITE M18L
- Reported engine: LYC O145B2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 180 total, 91 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07CA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070506008629A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE LANDING RUNWAY 5 BESSEMER, ALABAMA (EKY), PILOT STALLED THE AIRCRAFT, MAKING A HARD LANDING CAUSING BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR TO GO THROUGH THE TOP OF BOTH WINGS. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, WITH NO INJURIES REPORTED.

## 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 NYC07CA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA113), May 6, 2007: Mooney M-18L (N119C), Bessemer, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent gear collapse during the landing roll. A factor in the accident was wind gusts.

## Other reports on N119C (1)

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

- [Incident 19960728031589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960728031589I), Jul 28, 1996: Mnmite M18L (N119C), Oceanside, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: on July 28, 1996, at about 0940 local time, ervin g. gramman, cert no. 1022453, the pilot in command of Mooney 18L, N119C, landed on Oceanside…

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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