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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20J · Bloomfield, IN · March 23, 2012

Date: March 23, 2012 · 21:00 local
Place: Bloomfield, IN
Phase of flight: Other, Specify
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N201QB
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN12LA198
Reported as: Mooney M20J
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,334 total102 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

N201QBRegistration cancelled May 20, 2013 · Mooney M20JS/N 24-0383 · Built 1977 Airframe modelMooney M20J Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Upon the third attempt at landing, the pilot was unable to get the aircraft stopped. The aircraft departed the south end of runway 18 while still on the ground. The pilot initiated a go around upon realizing the aircraft was no longer on the runway. Shortly after pulling back and adding power, the aircraft stalled and came down in a plowed bean field and continued to travel in a forward (southerly) direction. The aircraft impacted the bank of a creek approximately 150 yards off the departure end of runway 18. The aicraft was destroyed upon impact. Both the pilot and passenger sustained severe injuries.

As the FAA filed it

UPON THE THIRD ATTEMPT AT LANDING, THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO GET THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE SOUTH END OF RUNWAY 18 WHILE STILL ON THE GROUND. THE PILOT INITIATED A GO AROUND UPON REALIZING THE AIRCRAFT WAS NO LONGER ON THE RUNWAY. SHORTLY AFTER PULLING BACK AND ADDING POWER, THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND CAME DOWN IN A PLOWED BEAN FIELD AND CONTINUED TO TRAVEL IN A FORWARD (SOUTHERLY) DIRECTION. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE BANK OF A CREEK APPROXIMATELY 150 YARDS OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 18. THE AICRAFT WAS DESTROYED UPON IMPACT. BOTH THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN12LA198Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBloomfield, INThe pilot's failure to land with sufficient runway remaining to stop, which resulted in an unsuccessful aborted landing, inadvertent stall, and collision with terrain.Mar 24, 2012 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N201QB · 1

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

Accident 19911204054659AFinal Approach · Morris, MNStruck a snowbank on landing approach. Dark night in a snowshower,misjudged approach.Dec 4, 1991 · Substantial damage