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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20E · Chandler, AZ · January 2, 2008

Date: January 2, 2008 · 13:00 local
Place: Chandler, AZ
Airport: Chandler Municipal
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3480X
Reported as: Mooney M20E
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 250 total175 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N3480XRegistered now · Mooney M20ES/N 1154 · Built 1966 Airframe modelMooney M20E Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Chd fct reported strong, gusty 20-knot winds from the northeast. N3480X was cleared to land on runway 4L. The pilot was having difficulty landing, and initiated a go-around. The pilot requested another visual approach and was cleared to land on runway 4L. The pilot was having difficulty with the touchdown. The aircraft swerved to the left and landed hard on the extreme left side of the runway, the prop also striking the ground. The touchdown was approximately 1,000 feet from the approach end of the runway. Chd airport operations reported fresh, deep gouges in the pavement on the approach end of runway 4L.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) CHD FCT REPORTED STRONG, GUSTY 20-KNOT WINDS FROM THE NORTHEAST. N3480X WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 4L. THE PILOT WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY LANDING, AND INITIATED A GO-AROUND. THE PILOT REQUESTED ANOTHER VISUAL APPROACH AND WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 4L. THE PILOT WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY WITH THE TOUCHDOWN. THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED TO THE LEFT AND LANDED HARD ON THE EXTREME LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, THE PROP ALSO STRIKING THE GROUND. THE TOUCHDOWN WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,000 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. CHD AIRPORT OPERATIONS REPORTED FRESH, DEEP GOUGES IN THE PAVEMENT ON THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 4L.