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FAA incident report · Mooney M20K · Panama City, FL · February 3, 2006

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Date
February 3, 2006 · 18:46 local
Place
Panama City, FL
Airport
Panama City-Bay County
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4006H
Reported as
Mooney M20K
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
N4006HRegistered now · Mooney M20KS/N 25-0454 · Built 1980Airframe modelMooney M20KEngine modelContinental TSIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot states that on 3 February, 2006, while flying in a Mooney, M20K, N4006H, upon landing into Panama City airport, after touchdown on the centerline, the pilot pulled power and braked slightly. As the pilot eased up on the brakes, the plane veered sharply to the left, then he attempted to control the airplane with the right rudder but was unable to prevent the airplane from veering to the left. Then the pilot applied brakes strongly since it appeared that he was headed off the runway. As the airplane left the runway, the airplane spun and dug into the soft soil and collapsed the right main gear. A witness stated that when he went to remove the airplane from the final resting place, it was evident by the skid marks on the runway, that the left main skid mark was longer than the right main skid mark. This shows that the left main braked first and heaviest, then when both brakes applied strongly, the movement of the airplane to the left was too FAR along to overcome. As of early visual reports the airplane had only minor damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATES THAT ON 3 FEBRUARY, 2006, WHILE FLYING IN A MOONEY, M20K, N4006H, UPON LANDING INTO PANAMA CITY AIRPORT, AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON THE CENTERLINE, THE PILOT PULLED POWER AND BRAKED SLIGHTLY. AS THE PILOT EASED UP ON THE BRAKES, THE PLANE VEERED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT, THEN HE ATTEMPTED TO CONTROL THE AIRPLANE WITH THE RIGHT RUDDER BUT WAS UNABLE TO PREVENT THE AIRPLANE FROM VEERING TO THE LEFT. THEN THE PILOT APPLIED BRAKES STRONGLY SINCE IT APPEARED THAT HE WAS HEADED OFF THE RUNWAY. AS THE AIRPLANE LEFT THE RUNWAY, THE AIRPLANE SPUN AND DUG INTO THE SOFT SOIL AND COLLAPSED THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR. A WITNESS STATED THAT WHEN HE WENT TO REMOVE THE AIRPLANE FROM THE FINAL RESTING PLACE, IT WAS EVIDENT BY THE SKID MARKS ON THE RUNWAY, THAT THE LEFT MAIN SKID MARK WAS LONGER THAN THE RIGHT MAIN SKID MARK. THIS SHOWS THAT THE LEFT MAIN BRAKED FIRST AND HEAVIEST, THEN WHEN BOTH BRAKES APPLIED STRONGLY, THE MOVEMENT OF THE AIRPLANE TO THE LEFT WAS TOO FAR ALONG TO OVERCOME. AS OF EARLY VISUAL REPORTS THE AIRPLANE HAD ONLY MINOR DAMAGE.