# Accident 20110703013119A: Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20S, Washington Isla, WI, July 3, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2011, 15:00 local time
- Place: Washington Isla, WI
- Airport: Washington Island
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3856° N, 86.9236° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3856&lon=-86.9236&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2234X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2234X-2014-10-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20S (registry code 5870226, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY AIRCRAFT CORP. M20S
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA462](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA462) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110703013119A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THRESHOLD OF GRASS RUNWAY 14 AT WASINGTON ISLAND AIRPORT AND BOUNCED TWICE.  AFTER SECOND BOUNCE, AIRCRAFT INITIATED A GO AROUND, AIRCRAFT SETTLED UNDER POWER WITH LEFT WING LOW.  AIRCRAFT LEFT WING STRUCK LANDING LIGHT 1500 FT DOWN RUNWAY 14 JUST PRIOR TO INTERSECTING RUNWAY 20.  AIRCRAFT CONTINUED OFF LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY UNDER REDUCED POWER THRU DRAINAGE DITCH AND THEN SECOND DITCH.  AIRCRAFT GEAR COLLAPSED HITTING DRAINAGE DITCH, AIRCRAFT EMPENAGE THEN STRUCK TERRAIN THRU SECOND DITCH.  AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST 1500 FT EAST OF RUNWAY 14 FACING APPROX 230 DEGREES90 DEGREES FROM INTENDED DIRECTION OF LANDING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN11CA462](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA462), Jul 3, 2011: Mooney M20S (N2234X), Washington Island, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing and his delayed remedial action to abort the landing.

## Other reports on N2234X (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20031030030799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031030030799I), Oct 30, 2003: Mooney M20S (N2234X), Toms River, NJ, Minor damage. (-23) Landing gear would not extend. Pilot landed aircraft gear up. Aircraft received minor damage to the belly pan, both nose gear doors, and propeller. The…

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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