# NTSB Accident WPR12FA297
> **MOONEY M20L** · 2012-07-09 · Scottsdale, AZ, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR12FA297
- **Event ID:** 20120709X31551
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2012-07-09
- **Location:** Scottsdale, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.625556, -111.907218
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** MOONEY
- **Model:** M20L
- **Registration:** N137MP
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during an aborted landing, and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action. Contributing to the accident were the pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing, and his premature flap retraction while performing a go-around maneuver.

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