# Accident 20260716008869A: Mooney M20E, Englewood, CO, July 16, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2026, 12:47 local time
- Place: Englewood, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5699° N, 104.8389° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5699&lon=-104.8389&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9398V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9398V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC26LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260716008869A

## Narrative

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

ONCE CLEARED TO LAND RUNWAY 28 AT KAPA, LANDED FLAT ON ALL THREE TIRES SIMULTANEOUSLY, BOUNCED OFF THE GROUND AND INITIATED A GO AROUND PROCEDURE. WITH A SLIGHT QUARTERING HEADWIND SHIFTED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY, HAD FULL POWER INPUT AND WAS NOT GAINING LIFT AS EXPECTED AND SUNK TOWARD THE GRASS STRIP. THE REAR TIRES TOUCHED DOWN ON THE GRASS, CUT POWER AND LANDED ON THE GRASS AREA. THE GRASS AREA WAS NOT COMPLETELY FLAT, SO THE FINAL STOPPED POSITION WAS ON THE LEFT OF THE GRASS AREA WHERE THE LAND DIPS INWARD SLIGHTLY.

## 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 ANC26LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA074), Jul 16, 2026: Mooney M20E (N9398V), Englewood, CO, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

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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