# NTSB LAX06CA297: Mooney M20J, N1157N, Temecula, CA, September 17, 2006

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: September 17, 2006, 11:06 local (18:06 UTC)
- Place: Temecula, CA
- Coordinates: 33.571109, -117.123611
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5711&lon=-117.1236&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 28, 2006
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Parties: Federal Aviation Administration
- NTSB case key (mKey): 64578
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX06CA297
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/64578/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA297

## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to flare that resulted in a hard landing.

## Sequence of events

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

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - flare - not performed, pilot in command (cause)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1157N-2018-07-12), registration cancelled 2018-07-12, S/N 24-1288, built 1982 (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: 24-1288
- Airframe hours: 1804
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Student pilot; age 76; injuries: none; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20060917025319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060917025319A), Sep 17, 2006: Mooney M20J, Murrieta/Temecu, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Student pilot lost control of aircraft on landing, made an excessively hard landing causing substantial damage to the firewall, landing gear, engine…

## Other investigations on N1157N (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 GAA17CA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA211), Apr 28, 2017: Mooney M20J (N1157N), Cedar Key, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to follow the manufacturer’s go-around procedure, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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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