# Accident 20190222023659A: Mooney M20J, Ridgeland, SC, February 22, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 2019, 15:30 local time
- Place: Ridgeland, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4942° N, 80.9911° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4942&lon=-80.9911&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201AZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N201AZ-2022-11-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190222023659A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT HE ENTERED THE PATTERN AT A 45 TO THE DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 3 AT 1000? MSL. ON FINAL THERE WAS NO ABNORMAL WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE PLANE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY, AND AT THE TIME THERE WAS NO CROSS WIND PRESENT. THE LAST AIRSPEED HE REMEMBERS SEEING WAS 80 KTS AS THEY APPROACHED THE EXTENDED THRESHOLD.

PILOT STATED THAT AS HE WAS CROSSING OVER THE RUNWAY NUMBERS HE ENCOUNTERED SEVERE WIND SHEAR, THE PLANE PITCHED UP, AND BEGAN ROLLING LEFT. HE IMMEDIATELY ADDED FULL POWER IN AN ATTEMPT TO CLIMB OUT, THE CLIMB PERFORMANCE WAS NEGLIGIBLE AT THAT POINT AND WAS FORCED DOWN TO THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE AREA TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY STILL TRYING TO CLIMB WITH THE ENGINE AT FULL POWER.

NO ABNORMALITIES WITH THE ENGINE OR AIRCRAFT WERE NOTED.

## 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 GAA19CA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA144), Feb 22, 2019: Mooney M20J (N201AZ), Ridgeland, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to retract the flaps during an attempted go-around and his failure to maintain the runway heading, which resulted in a collision with terrain left of the runway.

## Other reports on N201AZ (1)

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

- [Incident 19830224011619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830224011619I), Feb 24, 1983: Mooney M20J (N201AZ), Midland, TX, Minor damage. Nose gear folded on rollout. Found nose wheel steering arm broke. Blocked nose gear. Nose gear actuating rod broke.

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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