Mooney M20L N1024Z
14 August 2002 · Newberg, Oregon, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 14 August 2002 at about 05:00 local time, a Mooney M20L registered N1024Z was involved in an accident near Newberg, Oregon, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 05:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Newberg, Oregon, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sportsman Airpark (2S6)
- Coordinates
- 45.2906, -122.9556
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20L
- Registration
- N1024Z
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Hailey → Newberg
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- SEA02LA153
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate flare and his delay in executing an aborted landing. A contributing factor was the dark night conditions.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot of the Mooney M20L arrived at his destination under dark night conditions and set up for an approach to runway 17, a 2,745 foot long asphalt runway equipped with low intensity runway lights. The pilot reported turbulent conditions on the base turn and abort the landing. A second approach was terminated in a go-around due to the same circumstances. On the third approach the pilot continued the approach to touchdown reporting that the conditions were slightly more stable. The aircraft landed hard and bounced three times during which the pilot attempted to execute a go-around. The aircraft then settled back to the runway continuing off the upwind end. The aviation surface weather observation taken at the Aurora State airport, located eight nautical miles east of the accident site reported calm winds and a temperature 75 degrees Fahrenheit approximately five minutes before the accident.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20L accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 2000 | Mooney M20L | Hailey, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Nov 1993 | Mooney M20L | Hohenwald, Tennessee, United States | Hardison, William L. | Fatal | 2 |
| 9 Jul 2012 | Mooney M20L | Scottsdale, Arizona, United States | Stephen Faliks | Serious injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 2014 | Mooney M20L-NO SERIES | San Diego, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jul 2002 | Rockwell 690A | Crescent Lake, Oregon, United States | Gisler, Patrick M | No injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 2002 | Piper PA-28-201T | La Grande, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 2002 | Piper PA-28 | Burns, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 2002 | Piper PA-16 | Umpqua, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 2002 | Piper PA-18 | Newberg, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 2002 | Cessna 152 | Hillsboro, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |