# Accident 20110816017769A: Mooney M20R, West Chester, PA, August 16, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 2011, 14:00 local time
- Place: West Chester, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9872° N, 75.5756° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9872&lon=-75.5756&mi=10
- Aircraft: N121RP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N121RP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20R (registry code 5870225, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20R
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,849 total, 654 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11CA460](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA460) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110816017769A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS ON A VISUAL APPROACH AND LANDING TO RUNWAY 9 AT KOQN IN GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS (REPORTED BY THE PILOT AS 340 T0 050 DEGREES, 5 TO 10 KNOTS, GUSTING 15-20 KNOTS). AFTER CROSSING THE THRESHOLD, PILOT HEARD THE STALL WARNING FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF LIFT. A HARD LANDING FOLLOWED BY A NOSE HIGH BOUNCE RESULTED.  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A GO AROUND BY ADDING FULL POWER AND RETRACTING THE GEAR, BUT THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK TO THE GROUND, IMPACTING IN A NOSE LOW, RIGHT WING LOW ATTITUDE. IT WENT OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT AND SLID INTO THE GRASS.

## 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 ERA11CA460](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA460), Aug 16, 2011: Mooney M20R (N121RP), West Chester, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot did not maintain adequate airspeed during a go-around, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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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