# Accident 20070728018609A: Mooney M20E, Tonasket, WA, July 28, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2007, 21:31 local time
- Place: Tonasket, WA
- Airport: Tonasket Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.7247° N, 119.4656° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7247&lon=-119.4656&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9302M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9302M-2013-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 5,100 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07FA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07FA218) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070728018609A

## Narrative

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

(-23) FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT DOROTHY SCOTT AIRPORT, OROVILLE, WASHINGTON WITH THE INTENTION OF LANDING AT THE TONASKET AIRPORT. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 33 AT THE TONASKET AIRPORT. ACCORDING TO THE WITNESS INFROMATION PROVIDED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF THE TONASKET POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO TOUCH DOWN "LONG" AND FAST ON RUNWAY 33 SO THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO INITIATE A MISSED APPROACH. HE THEN STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT MADE A SHARP LEFT TURN AFTER TAKEOFF, BUT SEEMED TO STALL DURING THE TURN AND IMPACTED TERRAIN MOMENTS LATER.

## 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 SEA07FA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07FA218), Jul 29, 2007: Mooney M20E (N9302M), Tonasket, WA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed during initial climb following an aborted landing that resulted in a stall/spin. The pilot's misjudged speed and distance that resulted in a…

## Other reports on N9302M (2)

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

- [Incident 19840601029139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840601029139I), Jun 1, 1984: Mooney M20E (N9302M), Little Rock, AR, Minor damage. Aircraft began to porpoise on landing. Nose gear and propeller damaged.
- [Incident 19821023064879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821023064879I), Oct 23, 1982: Mooney M20E (N9302M), Booneville, MO, Minor damage. Ran out of fuel. Struck a powerline while landing on a road.

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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