- Date
- June 6, 2006, 13:45 local (17:45 UTC)
- Place
- Banner Elk, NC
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1046PMooney M20M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 31, 2006
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- Charlotte FSDO-33
- FAA report
- 20060606010769A
- Case key
- 63843
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point during landing.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that when he had the airport insight he canceled his IFR flight plan, and entered the left downwind for runway 12. He made an unusually steep and fast final approach. The pilot stated that midway down the runway he realized that he was too fast, and was afraid to attempt a go-around. The pilot stated that he forced the airplane onto the runway, and overran the end of the runway into a ravine. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical or flight control problems with the airplane prior to the accident.
Factual narrative
On June 6, 2006, at 1345 eastern daylight time, a Mooney M20M, N1046P, registered to and operated by a private owner as a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, ran off the end of runway 12 during landing roll at Elk River Airport, Banner Elk, North Carolina. The airplane received substantial damage. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight plan was filed. The private pilot reported minor injuries. The flight departed Montgomery County Airpark, Gaithersburg, Maryland on June 6, 2006 at 1130.
The pilot stated when he had the airport insight he canceled his IFR flight plan, and entered the left downwind for runway 12. He made an unusually steep and fast final approach. The pilot stated that when he was midway down the runway he realized that he was to fast, and was afraid to attempt a go-around. The pilot that he forced the airplane onto the runway, and overran the end of the runway into a ravine. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical or flight control problems with the airplane prior to the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1046P
- Reported as
- Mooney M20M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 27-0331
- Airframe hours
- 120.8
- Engine
- Lycoming TIO-540-AF1B, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- N. Richard Kimmel
- Registered owner
- Norton R. Kimmel
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · March 1, 2006 · 40 hours before
- Departed
- GAI · Gaithersburg, MD
- Destination
- NC06 · Banner Elk, NC
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- NC06 · Elk River Airport, runway 12, 4,600 × 75 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 76
- Injuries
- Minor
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, With waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- February 1, 2005
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,430 total · 116 in this make and model · 2,430 as pilot in command · 22 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 10° at 11 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.04 inHg
- Observed at
- KTNB, 12 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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