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FAA accident report · Mooney M20J · Cahokia, IL · November 4, 1998

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Date
November 4, 1998 · 10:43 local
Place
Cahokia, IL
Airport
St Louis Downtown-Parks Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1073K
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI99LA022
Reported as
Mooney M20J
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
245 total25 in this make and model36 in the last 90 days
N1073KRegistration cancelled Jul 11, 2013 · Mooney M20JS/N 24-3145 · Built 1990Airframe modelMooney M20JEngine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Private pilot was completing a solo training lesson and returning from the practice area to the airport. By all accounts, a normal crosswind landing was in progress except upon touchdown on the runway the aircraft veered from right of centerline and exited the runway on the left. Aircraft traveled approximately seventy five yards left of the runway across a grass field and came upon a drainage ditch approximately twelve yards in width. The pilot/aircraft was unsuccessful on clearing the ditch resulting in the aircraft contacting the FAR side of the ditch which tore off the main gear wheel assemblies and collapsed the nose gear assembly. Aircraft came to rest within approximately fifteen yards of the ditch with what appears to be major structural damage. (.4) the landing was being made on runway 30L with a right quartering tailwind of 10 to 13 knots. The airplane traveled off the left side of the runway during the landing roll. The pilot added power in an attempt to fly over a ditch; however, the airplane contacted the FAR side of the ditch approximately two feet from the top.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PRIVATE PILOT WAS COMPLETING A SOLO TRAINING LESSON AND RETURNING FROM THE PRACTICE AREA TO THE AIRPORT. BY ALL ACCOUNTS, A NORMAL CROSSWIND LANDING WAS IN PROGRESS EXCEPT UPON TOUCHDOWN ON THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT VEERED FROM RIGHT OF CENTERLINE AND EXITED THE RUNWAY ON THE LEFT. AIRCRAFT TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY SEVENTY FIVE YARDS LEFT OF THE RUNWAY ACROSS A GRASS FIELD AND CAME UPON A DRAINAGE DITCH APPROXIMATELY TWELVE YARDS IN WIDTH. THE PILOT/AIRCRAFT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL ON CLEARING THE DITCH RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTING THE FAR SIDE OF THE DITCH WHICH TORE OFF THE MAIN GEAR WHEEL ASSEMBLIES AND COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST WITHIN APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN YARDS OF THE DITCH WITH WHAT APPEARS TO BE MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. (.4) THE LANDING WAS BEING MADE ON RUNWAY 30L WITH A RIGHT QUARTERING TAILWIND OF 10 TO 13 KNOTS. THE AIRPLANE TRAVELED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY DURING THE LANDING ROLL. THE PILOT ADDED POWER IN AN ATTEMPT TO FLY OVER A DITCH; HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED THE FAR SIDE OF THE DITCH APPROXIMATELY TWO FEET FROM THE TOP.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI99LA022Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCahokia, ILthe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. Factors associated with the accident were the quartering tailwind and the ditch that the airplane contacted.Nov 4, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N1073K · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19961211039199ACahokia, ILAircraft veered to the south of runway while on final approach and landed in a field.Dec 11, 1996 · Substantial damage