# NTSB CHI88LA154: Mooney M20J, N11652, Thief Rvr Falls, MN, July 5, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 5, 1988, 16:35 local (21:35 UTC)
- Place: Thief Rvr Falls, MN
- Location: 48.0657° N, 96.1850° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at THIEF RIVER FALLS RGNL (TVF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0657&lon=-96.1850&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 26, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 14107
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI88LA154
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/14107/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA154

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - weather condition - high wind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - weather evaluation - poor, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - in-flight planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
- Loss of control - in flight, landing - aborted
  - go-around - delayed, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall/mush - inadvertent, pilot in command
- Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid, descent - uncontrolled
  - ground loop/swerve - uncontrolled
- Nose down, landing - roll
  - landing gear,nose gear - collapsed

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N11652](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11652-2013-06-04), registration cancelled 2013-06-04, S/N 24-1353, built 1983 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Registry model: [Mooney M20J](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (registry code 5870219) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 SER A&C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (registry code 41511, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 1353
- Airframe hours: 2441
- Engines: LYCOMING IO-360-A3B 200 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Willmar Air Service Inc.
- Registered owner: Willmar Air Service
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, June 18, 1988, 29 hours before
- Departed: GFK, GRAND FORKS, ND
- Airport: TVF, Thief Rvr Falls Regional, runway 13, 6,500 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 37; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 326 total, 136 in this make and model, 235 as pilot in command, 24 in the last 90 days, 16 in the last 30 days, 5 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 170° at 25 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 66 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: TVF, 1 nm away

## 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 19880705025599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880705025599A), Jul 5, 1988: Mooney M20J, Thief River Fal, MN, Substantial damage. Crosswind gust caused a wing to hit ground on landing. Aircraft ground looped. Exceeded crosswind component.

## Other investigations on N11652 (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 CHI99LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA280), Aug 7, 1999: Mooney M20J (N11652), Gainesville, MO, destroyed. Probable cause: the inadequate preflight planning/preparation by the pilot and all available runway exceeded by the pilot. The trees and power lines were contributing factors.

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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