20070524012189A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20R · Pinehurst/Sout, NC · May 24, 2007

Date
May 24, 2007 · 17:30 local
Place
Pinehurst/Sout, NC
Airport
Moore County
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N904MM
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA07CA101
Reported as
Mooney M20R
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,200 total40 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) Pilot stated he was coming in for a landing, he was high, hit gust of wind, tried to go around but it was too late, he bounced on runway and gear collapsed. Ksop WX-09007 10 skc 26/9 3035 on site investigation revealed aircraft pancaked on runway 5 left of center at approximately 2100-2200 feet, paint transfer, scrape marks and tire marks were located at that point. Aircraft continued drifting left off of the runway, aircraft began turning to the right. At approximately 10-20 feet from edge of turnoff d. there was evidence of prop strike and the empennage striking the ground at that point. Aircraft then began turning to the left crossing turnoff d, aircraft continued the turn/loop to the left and came to rest heading in the direction of runway 23.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED HE WAS COMING IN FOR A LANDING, HE WAS HIGH, HIT GUST OF WIND, TRIED TO GO AROUND BUT IT WAS TOO LATE, HE BOUNCED ON RUNWAY AND GEAR COLLAPSED. KSOP WX-09007 10 SKC 26/9 3035 ON SITE INVESTIGATION REVEALED AIRCRAFT PANCAKED ON RUNWAY 5 LEFT OF CENTER AT APPROXIMATELY 2100-2200 FEET, PAINT TRANSFER, SCRAPE MARKS AND TIRE MARKS WERE LOCATED AT THAT POINT. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED DRIFTING LEFT OFF OF THE RUNWAY, AIRCRAFT BEGAN TURNING TO THE RIGHT. AT APPROXIMATELY 10-20 FEET FROM EDGE OF TURNOFF D. THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF PROP STRIKE AND THE EMPENNAGE STRIKING THE GROUND AT THAT POINT. AIRCRAFT THEN BEGAN TURNING TO THE LEFT CROSSING TURNOFF D, AIRCRAFT CONTINUED THE TURN/LOOP TO THE LEFT AND CAME TO REST HEADING IN THE DIRECTION OF RUNWAY 23.

NTSB investigation

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