- Date
- July 5, 1987, 17:32 local (22:32 UTC)
- Place
- Dallas, TX
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N56420Mooney M20J
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 31, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870705032209A
- Case key
- 22392
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During flare/touchdown on runway 15, the aircraft's right wing came up sharply, due to a gusting cross wind, causing the left wing to strike the runway. The aircraft then cartwheeled, left wing, nose, right wing, causing substantial damage. Reported winds at the time of the accident were from 170 degrees at 16 knots, gusting to 28 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N56420
- Reported as
- Mooney M20J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-1380
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A3B6D, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- North Dallas Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- LAW · Lawton, OK
- Destination
- ADS · Dallas, TX
- Airport
- ADS · Addison Airpark, runway 15, 7,199 × 100 ft, concrete
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 70 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 16 knots, gusting 28
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 93 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.