# Accident 20120725013799A: Mooney M20M, Heber Springs, AR, July 25, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 2012, 14:30 local time
- Place: Heber Springs, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5117° N, 92.0128° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5117&lon=-92.0128&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9145L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9145L-2013-09-26) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 614 total, 340 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA486](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA486) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120725013799A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 25, 2012, AT APPROXIMATELY 1430 CDT, N9145L, A MOONEY M20M AIRCRAFT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING AT THE HEBER SPRINGS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT LOCATED IN HEBER SPRINGS, AR.  DURING LANDING THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED TWICE AND THE PILOT'S ATTEMPT TO RECOVER RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT STALLING AND IMPACTING AN EMBANKMENT TO THE LEFT OF RUNWAY.  THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.  THIS PORTION OF THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER VFR CONDITIONS.

## 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 CEN12CA486](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA486), Jul 25, 2012: Mooney M20M (N9145L), Heber Springs, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare, which led to a bounced landing and a subsequent loss of control.

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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