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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20K · Portsulphur, LA · October 6, 2002

Date: October 6, 2002 · 08:30 local
Place: Portsulphur, LA
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N231QL
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW03LA007
Reported as: Mooney M20K

N231QLRegistration cancelled Feb 12, 2018 · Mooney M20KS/N 25-0361 · Built 1980 Airframe modelMooney M20K

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What happened

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(-23) On October 6, 2002, at 0830 a Mooney M20K, the pilot attempting a normal landing, the pilot used half the runway before the aircraft touched down. The pilot may have locked the brakes causing the aircraft to fishtail but not slow enough to stop. The pilot attempted to power-up the aircraft for a go-around but struck the left wing on a tree just past end of the runway. Aircraft ended up in a nearby drainage canal where the aircraft was lodged into an embankment. No injuries to any passengers on board.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON OCTOBER 6, 2002, AT 0830 A MOONEY M20K, THE PILOT ATTEMPTING A NORMAL LANDING, THE PILOT USED HALF THE RUNWAY BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN. THE PILOT MAY HAVE LOCKED THE BRAKES CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FISHTAIL BUT NOT SLOW ENOUGH TO STOP. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO POWER-UP THE AIRCRAFT FOR A GO-AROUND BUT STRUCK THE LEFT WING ON A TREE JUST PAST END OF THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT ENDED UP IN A NEARBY DRAINAGE CANAL WHERE THE AIRCRAFT WAS LODGED INTO AN EMBANKMENT. NO INJURIES TO ANY PASSENGERS ON BOARD.

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 FTW03LA007Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPort Sulphur, LAthe pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing, which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees during an attempted go-around. A factor was the wet runway condition.Oct 6, 2002 · Substantial damage