# Accident 20070814017479A: Mooney M20R, Wichita, KS, August 14, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 2007, 13:15 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Colonel James Jabara
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7475° N, 97.2211° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7475&lon=-97.2211&mi=10
- Aircraft: N395MR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N395MR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20R (registry code 5870225, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550-G (registry code 17213, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 70 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN07LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07LA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070814017479A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER A HARD LANDING THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO BOUNCE. THE PILOT CLAIMS THE ENGINE WOULD ONLY PRODUCE PARTIAL POWER WHILE CONDUCTING A GO AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT'S TAIL STRUCK THE RUNWAY 3 TIMES, VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND STRUCK THE TAXIWAY WEST OF THE RUNWAY. THE PASSENGER/PILOT ALSO ASSISTED BY MANIPULATING THE CONTROLS TRYING TO RECOVER PRIOR TO STRIKING THE GROUND. THE PILOT SAID AT THE SCENE HE WAS PILOT IN COMMAND. ON AUGUST 27 THE PILOT STATED THEY NEVER REALLY DESIGNATED WHO WAS GOING TO BE PILOT IN COMMAND.

## 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 DEN07LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07LA137), Aug 14, 2007: Mooney M20R (N395MR), Wichita, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper flare and recovery from a bounced landing. Contributing factors are the lack of experience of the pilot and the delayed remedial action of the airline transport pilot rated…

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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