20191118018499A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20M · College Park, MD · November 18, 2019

Date: November 18, 2019 · 16:25 local
Place: College Park, MD
Airport: College Park
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1031M
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA20LA038
Reported as: Mooney M20M
Reported engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,330 total300 in this make and model145 in the last 90 days

N1031MRegistration cancelled Mar 5, 2022 · Mooney M20MS/N 27-0005 · Built 1989 Airframe modelMooney M20M Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft was landing at College Park Airport (cgs). The aircraft developed a high sink rate on short final and bounced. An attempt to make a go around was made, but the pilot was unable to climb out of ground effect and killed the engine once he realized this. The plane had veered to the left during this process and hit the airport fence left of the runway with the left wing, nose and right wing causing severe damage to both wings.

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As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING AT COLLEGE PARK AIRPORT (CGS). THE AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED A HIGH SINK RATE ON SHORT FINAL AND BOUNCED. AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE A GO AROUND WAS MADE, BUT THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO CLIMB OUT OF GROUND EFFECT AND KILLED THE ENGINE ONCE HE REALIZED THIS. THE PLANE HAD VEERED TO THE LEFT DURING THIS PROCESS AND HIT THE AIRPORT FENCE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY WITH THE LEFT WING, NOSE AND RIGHT WING CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS.

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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 ERA20LA038Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCollege Park, MDThe pilot’s improper flare, which resulted in a bounced landing, his improper airplane configuration during the attempted go-around, which resulted in the airplane not climbing, and his subsequent landing off the side of the runway.Nov 18, 2019 · Substantial damage