# NTSB LAX06CA199: Mooney M20K, N5699Y, Fresno, CA, June 8, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: June 8, 2006, 08:30 local (15:30 UTC) - Place: Fresno, CA - Coordinates: 36.732223, -119.819725 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7322&lon=-119.8197&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report January 31, 2007 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 63880 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX06CA199 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/63880/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA199 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper flare and his inadequate recovery from a bounced landing that resulted in a porpoise. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause) - porpoise/pilot-induced oscillation - not corrected, pilot in command (cause) - recovery from bounced landing - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water collision with object, go-around (vfr) - object - fence ## Analysis The airplane collided with two fences after encountering a porpoise pilot induced oscillation on landing. The pilot was performing touch-and-go practice takeoff and landings. After completing one landing he continued around the traffic pattern for a second attempt. While on short final approach he had the airplane configured at an airspeed of 70 knots and retarded the throttle control to the idle position. The airplane's tail struck the runway surface and the pilot opted to perform an aborted landing by adding full power. The airplane was configured with full wing flaps, the landing gear in the down and locked position, and the speed brakes extended. The airplane began to porpoise down the runway and the pilot pulled back on the control wheel in an effort to become airborne. The airplane continued off the end of the runway and collided with a fence. It then crossed a road and came to rest after impacting another fence. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The airplane collided with two fences during an attempted go-around. The pilot was performing touch-and-go practice takeoffs and landings in an effort to improve his landing technique. After completing one landing he continued around the traffic pattern for a second attempt. While on short final approach he had the airplane configured at an airspeed of 70 knots and retarded the throttle control to the idle position. As the airplane descended, he added nose-up trim and subsequently heard the stall warning horn. The airplane's tail struck the runway surface and the pilot opted to perform an aborted landing by adding full power. The airplane was configured with full wing flaps, the landing gear in the down and locked position, and the speed brakes extended. The airplane began to porpoise down the runway and the pilot pulled back on the control wheel in an effort to become airborne. The airplane continued off the end of the runway and collided with a fence. It then crossed a road and came to rest after impacting another fence. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5699Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5699Y), registered now, S/N 25-0780, built 1983 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Mooney M20K - Registry model: [Mooney M20K](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (registry code 5870220) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (registry code 17019, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 25-0780 - Engines: Continental TSIO-360LB reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Robert A. Davis - Registered owner: Robert A. Davis CPA, INC. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: FCH, Fresno, CA - Destination: FCH, Fresno, CA - Airport: FCH, Fresno Chandler Executive, runway 30L, 3,202 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 43; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3; flight hours: 695 total, 12 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days, 14 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 81 °F - Altimeter: 30.06 inHg ## 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 20060608008699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060608008699A), Jun 8, 2006: Mooney M20K, Fresno, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted] was practicing landings at kfch in N5699Y and was attempting his second landing when he landed long, bounced, the… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.