# Accident 20010126025379A: Mooney M20F, South Charlesto, WV, January 26, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 2001, 10:53 local time
- Place: South Charlesto, WV
- Airport: Mallory Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3092° N, 81.7499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3092&lon=-81.7499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9558M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9558M-2003-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 625 total, 371 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC01LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010126025379A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(.4) THE PILOT ARRIVED AT THE AIRPORT, AND SERVICED THE AIRPLANE WITH 10 GALLONS OF FUEL. HE STARTED THE ENGINE, CHECKED ALL THE GAUGES, FOUND NO ANOMALIES, AND DEPARTED. DURING THE FLIGHT, THE PILOT PREFORMED SEVERAL TOUCH-AND-GOES AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT AIRPORTS BEFORE PROCEEDING TO HIS PLANNED DESTINATION. AT HIS DESTINATION, THE PILOT MANEUVERED THE AIRPLANE TO LAND. ONCE ON FINAL, THE PILOT SELECTED APPROACH FLAPS, BUT THEY DID NOT EXTEND. WITH THE THROTTLE COMPLETELY RETARDED, THE PILOT STARTED EXECUTING "S" TURNS TO MAINTAIN A PROPER DESCENT RATE. ON SHORT FINAL, THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY SO HE TURNED LEFT, AND THEN STARTED A FLARE TO LAND. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN AND WENT OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT. IT THEN HIT A HANGAR AND PARKED AIRPLANE ABOUT 500 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY BEFORE COMING TO AN STOP. CONTINUITY OF THE FLAPS SYSTEM COULD NOT BE VERIFIED BECAUSE OF IMPACT DAMAGE. (-23) AIRCRAFT WAS RUNNING LOW ON FUEL, SO PILOT IN COMMAND ELECTED NOT TO DO A GO-AROUND FROM A FAST AND HIGH APPROACH TO RUNWAY 33. PILOT LOST CONTROL ON LANDING, SWERVED OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT, AND STRUCK A HANGAR AND                            ANOTHER AIRCRAFT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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 NYC01LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA069), Jan 26, 2001: Mooney M-20 (N9558M), S. Charleston, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain runway alignment during the landing roll.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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