# Accident 20260531010139A: Mooney M20J, Albuquerque, NM, May 31, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2026, 15:15 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: Double Eagle II
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1449° N, 106.7952° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1449&lon=-106.7952&mi=10
- Aircraft: N555ED, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N555ED) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,372 total, 816 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA214) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260531010139A

## Narrative

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

ON 05/31/2026 AT 1515, A MOONEY M20J, CRASHED JUST SHORT OF RUNWAY DURING APPROACH-LANDING WHILE PERFORMING A TEST FLIGHT. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED, AND AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS SUBSTANTIAL. THE PILOT SUSTAINED A BROKEN LEG, BROKEN RIBS AND INTERNAL INJURIES NO ONE ELSE WAS IN THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT IS A PRIVATE PILOT, AND THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT KAEG.

THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS IN REGARD TO DETAILS LEADING UP TO THE ACCIDENT AT KAEG. THE PILOT ARRIVED AT THE AIRPORT AROUND 0830-0900 TO TEST FLY THE MOONEY AFTER A RECENT ANNUAL INSPECTION. DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES, THE PILOT DID NOT FLY THE AIRPLANE UNTIL AFTER 1400. AFTER A THOROUGH PREFLIGHT INSPECTION AND GROUND RUN THE PILOT WAS CLEARED FOR 3 STOP AND GOES DEPARTING RUNWAY 22. THE FIRST 2 STOP AND GOES WERE UNEVENTFUL, ENGINE AND AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE WAS NORMAL. THE PILOT'S APPROACH TO THE 3RD LANDING SEEMED NORMAL. THE PILOT WAS ON SHORT FINAL PREPARING TO LAND, AND THE NEXT THING SHE KNEW THE AIRCRAFT WAS CRASHING. THE AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE WERE PERFORMING NORMALLY AT ALL TIMES.

ADSB EXCHANGE SHOWED AIRCRAFT AT 60KTS, AT 15:17:50 MDT, AND 57 KTS, AT 15:18:10 MDT WHICH IS WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.

NO AIRWORTHINESS ABNORMALITIES WERE NOTED.

## 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 WPR26LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA214), May 31, 2026: Mooney M20J (N555ED), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

## Other reports on N555ED (1)

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

- [Incident 20240724018072I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240724018072I), Jul 24, 2024: Mooney M20J (N555ED), Appleton, WI, Minor damage. On July 24, 2024 at 1250 CST, a Mooney M-20 aircraft [privacy data omitted]made contact with 2 other aircraft while taxiing the aircraft in the parking area at…

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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