# Accident 20080808855569A: Mooney M20F, Ridgeland, SC, August 8, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 2008, 12:37 local time
- Place: Ridgeland, SC
- Airport: Ridgeland
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4807° N, 80.9804° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ridgeland, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4807&lon=-80.9804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9137V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9137V-2011-08-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080808855569A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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