# NTSB SEA00LA184: Mooney M20L, N1024Z, Hailey, ID, September 9, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: September 8, 2000, 18:00 local (Sep 9, 2000, 00:00 UTC) - Place: Hailey, ID - Coordinates: 43.569435, -114.20932 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5694&lon=-114.2093&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 26, 2003 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 50346 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA00LA184 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/50346/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA184 ## Probable cause The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions. A crosswind condition was a factor. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, approach - vfr pattern - final approach - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis The pilot reported that while on final approach for landing, a crosswind condition existed. The pilot was making corrections for the wind, when 'the wind suddenly and quite abruptly stopped and my airspeed dropped...' The airplane descended in altitude and landed hard about 30 yards short of the runway. The landing gear sheared off and the wings sustained substantial damage. ## Factual narrative On September 8, 2000, at 1800 mountain daylight time, a Mooney M20L, N1024Z, registered to and operated by the commercial pilot as a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, was substantially damaged as a result of a hard landing at the Friedman Memorial airport, Hailey, Idaho. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. The flight originated from Newberg, Oregon, about two hours prior to the accident. The pilot reported that he was setting up for a landing on runway 31. The pilot stated that this airport is his home base and he is aware of the "rather swirly" winds at the south end of runway 31. While on final approach, he was using the VASI system for his glide path, and his airspeed was 80 to 85 knots. A crosswind condition existed and he was crabbing the airplane into the wind. The pilot stated that as he approached the approach end of the runway, "the wind suddenly and quite abruptly stopped and my airspeed dropped..." The airplane descended in altitude and landed hard about 30 yards short of the runway. The landing gear sheared off and the wings sustained substantial damage. At 1745, the airport surface weather was reporting the wind from 250 degrees at 10 knots. On September 26, 2000, a Federal Aviation Administration Airworthiness Inspector from the Boise, Idaho, Flight Standards District Office inspected the damage to the aircraft. The inspector reported to the Safety Board that the aircraft was substantially damaged. The pilot reported no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane at the time of the accident. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1024Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1024Z-2003-05-06), registration cancelled 2003-05-06, S/N 26-0041, built 1989 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Mooney M20L - Registry model: [Mooney M20L](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20l) (registry code 5870221) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-550 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (registry code 17042, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 26-0041 - Airframe hours: 1400 - Engines: Continental TSIO550-A3B 350 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: James W. Perkins - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, November 4, 1999, 156 hours before - Departed: 2S6, NEWBERG, OR - Destination: SUN - Airport: SUN, Friedman Memorial, runway 31, 6,602 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 65; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 2,055 total, 115 in this make and model, 1,851 as pilot in command, 46 in the last 90 days, 15 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 250° at 10 knots - Visibility: 30 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 41 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: SUN ## 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 20000908015419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000908015419A), Sep 8, 2000: Mooney M20L, Hailey, ID, No damage. (-23) Pilot's statement: on Friday, September 8, 2000 at about 6 p.m., I was making an approach to land on runway 31 at Friedman Memorial Airport, Hailey,… ## Other investigations on N1024Z (2) 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 SEA02LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA153), Aug 14, 2002: Mooney M20L (N1024Z), Newberg, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate flare and his delay in executing an aborted landing. A contributing factor was the dark night conditions. - [NTSB ATL90IA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90IA087), Mar 25, 1990: Mooney M-20L (N1024Z), Augusta, GA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: THE REPORTED PERFORMANCE PROBLEM DURING CLIMBOUT WAS UNDETERMINED. THE PILOT'S DECISION TO LAND WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED CONTRIBUTED TO THE MINOR DAMAGE SUSTAINED. 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.