# Accident 20070912022619A: Mooney M20C, Allentown, PA, September 12, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 2007, 18:09 local time
- Place: Allentown, PA
- Airport: Lehigh Valley International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: GU7S
- Location: 40.6522° N, 75.4403° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6522&lon=-75.4403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6731U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6731U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 68 total, 28 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07CA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA231) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070912022619A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER COMPLETING A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 24 AT THE LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (ABE). DURING HIS LANDING ROLLOUT ON RUNWAY 24, THE PILOT STATED THE LEFT WING LIFTED AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VEER TO THE RIGHT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT STATED HIS INITIAL APPROACH SPEED WAS 90 MILES PER HOUR (MPH), AND HE TOUCHED DOWN AT APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH. THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE "5,000 FEET REMAINING" SIGN, SEVERING THE SIGN FROM THE POSTS. ONE OF THE POSTS PENETRATED FULLY THROUGH THE RIGHT WING FLAP THAT WAS FULLY EXTENDED. THE INBOARD SECTION OF THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED BY AN INDENTATION APPROXIMATELY 40 INCHES ALONG THE LEADING EDGE AND APPROXIMATELY 12 INCHES DEEP TOWARDS THE TRAILING EDGE. THERE WAS ALSO EVIDENCE OF GRASS STAINS ON THE PROPELLER. THERE WAS ONLY ONE PILOT ONBOARD AND NO REPORTED INJURIES. WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VMC, AND WINDS WERE 330 AT 07 KNOTS.

## 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 NYC07CA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA231), Sep 12, 2007: Mooney M20C (N6731U), Allentown, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.

## Other reports on N6731U (1)

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

- [Incident 20120628012869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120628012869I), Jun 28, 2012: Mooney M20C (N6731U), Greenwood, SC, Minor damage. On 06/28/2012, at approximately 1125 EDT, N6731U, a Mooney M20C, had departed anderson, SC, (and) airport to Greenwood, SC, (grd) airport. Upon touching down,…

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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