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FAA incident report · Mooney M20R · Jasper, GA · July 7, 2007

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Date
July 7, 2007 · 23:15 local
Place
Jasper, GA
Airport
Pickens County
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N72KS
Reported as
Mooney M20R
Reported engine
Continental IO550*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
464 total133 in this make and model55 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) Flight originated at kcsg on 10/07/2007 at 2224L, direct kjsp on a 14CFR, part 91 IFR personal flight. On arrival to kjsp, pilot stated he entered the pattern for runway 16 and descended for landing. Pilot thought he was high when he flared. Passenger in right seat stated the recorded voice said (stall) prior to the landing. Aircraft landed hard at about 800 feet from the approach end of runway 16 and veered to the left, leaving the paved surface. Pilot stated he attempted a go around, however the aircraft did not respond. He pulled power back as the aircraft skidded approximately 1000 feet down an embankment through thick ground vegetation and finally came to rest in a field facing 255 degrees. Aircraft received substantial damage to all landing gear(collapsed), wrinkling of the skin on the aft tail cone and prop strike damage on all three blades. Inspection of the airframe found no obvious structural damage to the wings, spars, flight controls or fuselage. There was no firewall or engine mount damage evident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT KCSG ON 10/07/2007 AT 2224L, DIRECT KJSP ON A 14CFR, PART 91 IFR PERSONAL FLIGHT. ON ARRIVAL TO KJSP, PILOT STATED HE ENTERED THE PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 16 AND DESCENDED FOR LANDING. PILOT THOUGHT HE WAS HIGH WHEN HE FLARED. PASSENGER IN RIGHT SEAT STATED THE RECORDED VOICE SAID (STALL) PRIOR TO THE LANDING. AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD AT ABOUT 800 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 16 AND VEERED TO THE LEFT, LEAVING THE PAVED SURFACE. PILOT STATED HE ATTEMPTED A GO AROUND, HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT RESPOND. HE PULLED POWER BACK AS THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET DOWN AN EMBANKMENT THROUGH THICK GROUND VEGETATION AND FINALLY CAME TO REST IN A FIELD FACING 255 DEGREES. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ALL LANDING GEAR(COLLAPSED), WRINKLING OF THE SKIN ON THE AFT TAIL CONE AND PROP STRIKE DAMAGE ON ALL THREE BLADES. INSPECTION OF THE AIRFRAME FOUND NO OBVIOUS STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS, SPARS, FLIGHT CONTROLS OR FUSELAGE. THERE WAS NO FIREWALL OR ENGINE MOUNT DAMAGE EVIDENT.