LAX06CA199
2006-06-08 · Fresno, California, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed
Airport FCH
Current FAA registration · N5699Y
- Make / Model
- MOONEY M20K
- Year of manufacture
- 1983 · 23 years old at event
- Engine
- CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER (225 hp)
- Seats / Engines
- 4 seats · 1 engine
- Last airworthiness date
- 19831006
- ADS-B equipped
- Yes — Mode-S A74C03
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
The pilot's improper flare and his inadequate recovery from a bounced landing that resulted in a porpoise.
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. 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. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_2006_LAX06CA199.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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