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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20C · Front Royal, VA · April 29, 2004

Date: April 29, 2004 · 18:30 local
Place: Front Royal, VA
Airport: Front Royal/Warren Co Airport
Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N99NH
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC04CA115
Reported as: Mooney M20C
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 395 total80 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

N99NHRegistration cancelled Feb 6, 2006 · Mooney M20CS/N 2364 · Built 1962 Airframe modelMooney M20C Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) During attempted landing, with a crosswind on rwy 9 at frr, aircraft landed hard and bounced several times. Pilot then attempted a go-around by adding full power and raising the flaps. The aircraft departed the left side of the runway in a stalled condition until striking an embankment, shearing off the nose wheel and the right main gear, and then coming to rest approximately 150 feet from the runway on the other side of an airport access road.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING ATTEMPTED LANDING, WITH A CROSSWIND ON RWY 9 AT FRR, AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD AND BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES. PILOT THEN ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND BY ADDING FULL POWER AND RAISING THE FLAPS. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY IN A STALLED CONDITION UNTIL STRIKING AN EMBANKMENT, SHEARING OFF THE NOSE WHEEL AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR, AND THEN COMING TO REST APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY ON THE OTHER SIDE OF AN AIRPORT ACCESS ROAD.

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 NYC04CA115Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportFront Royal, VAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during an aborted landing. A factor in this accident was the crosswind conditions.Apr 29, 2004 · Substantial damage