# Incident 20090620014319I: Moone M20TN, Palo Alto, CA, June 20, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 2009, 13:07 local time
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Airport: Palo Alto Airport Of Santa Clara
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3500° N, 121.9167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3500&lon=-121.9167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N411JL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N411JL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20TN (registry code 5870227, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20tn) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-550-G (registry code 17401, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-550-g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONE M20TN
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO550G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 628 total, 88 in this make and model, 57 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA302) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090620014319I

## Narrative

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

(-23)  WHILE LANDING RUNWAY 13 AT PALO ALTO AIRPORT, MOONEY N411JL VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT DUE TO STRONG WINDS.  AT THE TIME OF LANDING THE CROSSWIND COMPONENT WAS ESTIMATED AT 19 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 WPR09LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA302), Jun 20, 2009: Mooney M20TN (N411JL), San Jose, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare in gusting wind conditions resulting in a collision with an airport sign.

## Other reports on N411JL (1)

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

- [Accident 20120727029089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120727029089A), Jul 27, 2012: Mooney Airplane Co Inc M20TN (N411JL), Adrian, MI, Substantial damage. Notified 0935 local by Lenawee County Airport manager that there was an aircraft accident. He stated that is a single engine Mooney and the pilot was not hurt.…

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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