# NTSB ANC26LA074: Mooney M20E, N9398V, Englewood, CO, July 16, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: July 16, 2026, 12:45 local (18:45 UTC)
- Place: Englewood, CO
- Coordinates: 39.56989, -104.83889
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5699&lon=-104.8389&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- Parties: FAA FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203425
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC26LA074
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203425/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA074

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090); cases with it: [Mooney M20E, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=5870212), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md)
- [Landing-aborted after touchdown: Attempted remediation/recovery](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060); cases with it: [Mooney M20E, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md?model=5870212), [All aircraft, 1,422 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md)
- [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Mooney M20E, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=5870212), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)
- [Landing-aborted after touchdown: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Mooney M20E, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=5870212), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md)
- [Landing-aborted after touchdown: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Mooney M20E, 28 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=5870212), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9398V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9398V), registered now, S/N 700019, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Registry model: [Mooney M20E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (registry code 5870212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 700019
- Year built: 1969
- Airframe hours: 4292.7
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, July 2, 2026, 6 hours before
- Departed: KFMM, FORT MORGAN, CO
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: APA, Centennial Airport, runway 28, 4,800 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 110° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter: 30.18 inHg
- Observed at: KAPA, 1 nm away
- METAR: METAR KAPA 161753Z 11004KT 10SM FEW140 FEW250 28/09 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP132 T02780089 10278 20183 58008 $

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20260716008869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260716008869A), Jul 16, 2026: Mooney M20E, Englewood, CO, Substantial damage. 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…

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.

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