# Accident 20240802021269A: Mooney M20F, Carrizozo, NM, August 2, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2024, 13:11 local time
- Place: Carrizozo, NM
- Airport: Carrizozo Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6489° N, 105.8962° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6489&lon=-105.8962&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9954L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9954L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA264) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240802021269A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 2, 2024, AT OR AROUND 13:11 MST, A MOONEY M20F, WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT JUST BEYOND THE RUNWAY AT CARRIZOZO MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (F37), CARRIZOZO, NM, WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSRTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT CARRIZOZO, NM, ON AUGUST 2, 2024, AT OR AROUND 13:10 MST.

THE INVESTIGATION DETERMINED A WINDSHEAR CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO HIT THE GROUND.   JRK

## 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 WPR24LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA264), Aug 2, 2024: Mooney M20F (N9954L), Carrizozo, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane’s encounter with a downdraft after takeoff, which resulted in a forced landing.

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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