# Accident 20070817823929A: Mooney M20M, Grand Rapids, MI, August 17, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 2007, 17:30 local time
- Place: Grand Rapids, MI
- Airport: Gerald R. Ford International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8808° N, 85.5228° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8808&lon=-85.5228&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9153Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9153Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20M (registry code 5870222, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20M
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA282) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070817823929A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND MOONEY N9153Y ON RUNWAY 26R AT KGRR. WINDS WERE REPORTED AT 310 18 GUST TO 25. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 26R ON TOUCHDOWN AND STRUCK SEVERAL RUNWAY LIGHTS, DAMAGING THE LEFT WING AND FLAP.

## 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 CHI07CA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA282), Aug 17, 2007: Mooney M20M (N9153Y), Grand Rapids, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot not maintaining directional control of the aircraft during the crosswind landing. Factors were the crosswind and the runway lights that were impacted.

## Other reports on N9153Y (1)

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

- [Incident 20090519008399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090519008399I), May 19, 2009: Mooney M20M (N9153Y), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. (-23) On may 19, 2009 at approximately 2220 hours local time, the pilot of N9153Y attempted to land at klvn airport. He approached the airport from the west…

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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