# Accident 20051111027439A: Mooney M20M, Summerville, SC, November 11, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 2005, 14:18 local time
- Place: Summerville, SC
- Airport: Summerville Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0667° N, 80.2833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0667&lon=-80.2833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43CW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43CW-2008-07-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20M (registry code 5870222, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL06LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06LA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051111027439A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 11, 2005 AT APPROXIMATELY 1418 LOCAL TIME, A MOONEY M20M, N43CW ON AN ATTEMPTED LANDING, RUNWAY 06, AT THE SUMMERVILLE AIRPORT, SUMMERVILLE, SC, WITH GEAR UP, N43CW'S FUSELAGE AND PROPELLER CONTACTED THE RUNWAY AND CONTINUED FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE SUMMERVILLE AIRPORT. N43CW CONTINUED FLIGHT MAKING TWO 360-DEGREE TURNS, CRASHING APPROXIMATELY 500 YARDS FROM THE THRESHOLD END OF RUNWAY 24. ON CRASHING IN A HEAVILY FORESTED AREA, THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE. N43CW WAS NEARLY CONSUMED BY FIRE AND DESTROYED. TWO OCCUPANTS WERE IN N43CW; A PILOT, WHO WAS SEVERELY BURNED AND ONE PASSENGER WHO WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE WIND ON LANDING WAS 5 TO 6 KNOTS FROM 050 DEGREES. THE WEATHER WAS VMC, SKY CLEAR, VISIBILITY UNRESTRICTED.

## 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 ATL06LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06LA014), Nov 11, 2005: Mooney M20M (N43CW), Summerville, SC, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to follow the pre-landing checklist which resulted in a gear up landing and subsequent propeller strike. The pilots improper decision to attempt a go-around after the propeller…

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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