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FAA incident report · Mooney M20M · Salem, IN · April 2, 2013

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Date
April 2, 2013 · 16:30 local
Place
Salem, IN
Airport
Salem Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N22316
Reported as
Mooney M20M
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,500 total790 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days
N22316Registered now · Mooney M20MS/N 27-0276 · Built 1999Airframe modelMooney M20MEngine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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On 4/2/2013 at approximately 1630 local, the pilot commenced a three-mile visual straight in approach into Salem Municipal Airport (I83) runway 28. During final approach, the left wing tip of the aircraft contacted a tree approximately 775 feet short of the displaced threshold. After contacting the tree, the aircraft landed hard 375 feet short of the displaced threshold on the tarmac, leaving three skid marks eight feet long. The aircraft bounced and touched down again 325 feet prior to the displaced threshold, leaving three more skid marks and nine propeller strikes. The aircraft continued toward runway 28 with the right main wheel on pavement and the nose wheel and left main wheel in the grass. The aircraft contacted and broke five taxiway lights. The aircraft came to rest in the grass, on the left side of runway 28. The aircraft sustained damage to all three propeller blade tips, minor damage to all three gear doors, left main gear and left wing. At the time of the incident, the closest reported weather was clear with calm winds 30 miles away at louisville international airport-standiford field (ksdf). The single occupant did not sustain any injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ON 4/2/2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 1630 LOCAL, THE PILOT COMMENCED A THREE-MILE VISUAL STRAIGHT IN APPROACH INTO SALEM MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (I83) RUNWAY 28. DURING FINAL APPROACH, THE LEFT WING TIP OF THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED A TREE APPROXIMATELY 775 FEET SHORT OF THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD. AFTER CONTACTING THE TREE, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD 375 FEET SHORT OF THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD ON THE TARMAC, LEAVING THREE SKID MARKS EIGHT FEET LONG. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN 325 FEET PRIOR TO THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD, LEAVING THREE MORE SKID MARKS AND NINE PROPELLER STRIKES. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TOWARD RUNWAY 28 WITH THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL ON PAVEMENT AND THE NOSE WHEEL AND LEFT MAIN WHEEL IN THE GRASS. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED AND BROKE FIVE TAXIWAY LIGHTS. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN THE GRASS, ON THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 28. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO ALL THREE PROPELLER BLADE TIPS, MINOR DAMAGE TO ALL THREE GEAR DOORS, LEFT MAIN GEAR AND LEFT WING. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, THE CLOSEST REPORTED WEATHER WAS CLEAR WITH CALM WINDS 30 MILES AWAY AT LOUISVILLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT-STANDIFORD FIELD (KSDF). THE SINGLE OCCUPANT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES.