20021012028169A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20K · Rexburg, ID · October 12, 2002

Date
October 12, 2002 · 13:00 local
Place
Rexburg, ID
Airport
Rexburg-Madison County Airport
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N231EH
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA03LA003
Reported as
Mooney M20K

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot stated that just prior to touch down the aircraft ballooned up a couple of times. The pilot landed the aircraft on the runway and applied the brakes. The pilot then realized that he would hit the fence at the end of the runway so full power was applied in an attempt to clear the fence. The MLG wheels hit the top of the fence causing the aircraft to impact the ground. The aircraft continued to roll until the right wing impacted a tree and eventually the aircraft came to a rest on a golf course.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT JUST PRIOR TO TOUCH DOWN THE AIRCRAFT BALLOONED UP A COUPLE OF TIMES. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY AND APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE PILOT THEN REALIZED THAT HE WOULD HIT THE FENCE AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY SO FULL POWER WAS APPLIED IN AN ATTEMPT TO CLEAR THE FENCE. THE MLG WHEELS HIT THE TOP OF THE FENCE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO IMPACT THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO ROLL UNTIL THE RIGHT WING IMPACTED A TREE AND EVENTUALLY THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST ON A GOLF COURSE.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N231EH · 1

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