# Accident 20110915022259A: Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K, Anderson, SC, September 15, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 2011, 17:45 local time
- Place: Anderson, SC
- Airport: Anderson Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4900° N, 82.7056° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4900&lon=-82.7056&mi=10
- Aircraft: N231K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N231K-2013-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY AIRCRAFT CORP. M20K
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11CA494](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA494) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110915022259A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 5 AT ANDERSON, SC. AT THE POINT OF TOUCH DOWN, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE WIND APPEARED TO RAISE THE TAIL AND IN AN ATTEMPT TO RECOVER HE ADDED FULL POWER TO GET AIRBORNE AGAIN, ONCE AIRBORNE THE PILOT INCREASED THE ANGLE OF ATTACK AND THE AIRSPEED REDUCED TO STALL SPEED. AT THIS POINT THE LEFT WING MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY AND THEN THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND CROSSED OVER THE TAXIWAY COLLAPSING THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM. THE WINDS AT THE TIME 1656 REPORTED FROM THE ASOS WAS 280 DEGREES AT 7KTS, VISIBILITY 10 MILES, TEMP/DEW POINT- 31/64, PRESSURE: 29.88

## 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 ERA11CA494](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA494), Sep 15, 2011: Mooney M20K (N231K), Anderson, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during an attempted go-around.

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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