- Date
- September 17, 2006, 11:06 local (18:06 UTC)
- Place
- Temecula, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1157NMooney M20J
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 28, 2006
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- Federal Aviation Administration
- FAA report
- 20060917025319A
- Case key
- 64578
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to flare that resulted in a hard landing.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot reported that during a normal approach to land he failed to flare the airplane and subsequently made a hard landing. The pilot stated that the airplane and engine had no mechanical failures or malfunctions during the flight.
Factual narrative
On September 17, 2006, about 1106 Pacific daylight time, a Mooney M20J, N1157N, experienced a hard landing at French Valley Airport (F70), Temecula, California. The owner/pilot was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The student pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured; the airplane sustained substantial damage. The cross-country instructional flight departed Pauma Valley Air Park, Pauma Valley, California, about 1100. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The approximate global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the primary wreckage were 33 degrees 34.27 minutes north latitude and 117 degrees 07.42 minutes west longitude.
The pilot submitted a Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report (NTSB Form 6120.1/2) on September 29, 2006. The pilot reported that during a normal approach to land at F70 he failed to flare the airplane and subsequently made a hard landing. The pilot stated that the airplane and engine had no mechanical failures or malfunctions during the flight.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1157N
- Reported as
- Mooney M20J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-1288
- Airframe hours
- 1,804
- Engine
- Lycoming TSIO-360-A3B6, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- CL33 · San Diego, CA
- Destination
- Temecula, CA
- Airport
- F70 · French Valley, runway 36, 6,000 × 75 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Student pilot
- Age
- 76
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, With waivers/limitations
- Flight hours
- 111 total · 85 in this make and model · 58 in the last 90 days · 12 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N1157N · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.