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FAA accident report · Mooney M20F · Ridgeland, SC · August 8, 2008

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Date
August 8, 2008 · 12:37 local
Place
Ridgeland, SC
Airport
Ridgeland
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9137V
Reported as
Mooney M20F
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,400 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N9137VRegistration cancelled Aug 9, 2011 · Mooney M20FS/N 690034 · Built 1969Airframe modelMooney M20FEngine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) On August 08, 2008 pilot in command privacy data omitted departed beaufort county airport (73J) south carolina, with a planned landing at Ridgeland Airport (3J1) south carolina, in Mooney aircraft M20F N9137V, registered to keith inc. upon attempting to land at 3J1 on runway 21, pilot had crabbed into the wind and reduced the crab about 5 feet off the runway. The wind pushed him to the left, over the runway lights, and he decided to go around. At that time, the aircraft hit the ground, causing it to spin hard to the left. Then the left wing hit, caused the engine to hit and tear off the aircraft. The aircraft received substantial damge. Pilot does not maintain flight logbook, and it was not possible to get hours in make and mode. Pilot has not operated this or any aircraft more than 1/2 hour in the last year or longer.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON AUGUST 08, 2008 PILOT IN COMMAND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED BEAUFORT COUNTY AIRPORT (73J) SOUTH CAROLINA, WITH A PLANNED LANDING AT RIDGELAND AIRPORT (3J1) SOUTH CAROLINA, IN MOONEY AIRCRAFT M20F N9137V, REGISTERED TO KEITH INC. UPON ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT 3J1 ON RUNWAY 21, PILOT HAD CRABBED INTO THE WIND AND REDUCED THE CRAB ABOUT 5 FEET OFF THE RUNWAY. THE WIND PUSHED HIM TO THE LEFT, OVER THE RUNWAY LIGHTS, AND HE DECIDED TO GO AROUND. AT THAT TIME, THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND, CAUSING IT TO SPIN HARD TO THE LEFT. THEN THE LEFT WING HIT, CAUSED THE ENGINE TO HIT AND TEAR OFF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMGE. PILOT DOES NOT MAINTAIN FLIGHT LOGBOOK, AND IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO GET HOURS IN MAKE AND MODE. PILOT HAS NOT OPERATED THIS OR ANY AIRCRAFT MORE THAN 1/2 HOUR IN THE LAST YEAR OR LONGER.