- Date
- July 3, 1982, 14:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Swan Quarter, NC
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1140MMooney M20J
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 3, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820703027049A
- Case key
- 72768
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Weather condition - crosswindFactor
Compensation for wind conditions - improperCause
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Ground loop/swerve - inadvertentCause
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Terrain condition - high vegetationFactor
Complete gear collapsed
Landing gear - overload
Analysis
The pilot landed with an effective crosswind component of about 10 KTS. He stated that after he retracted the flaps, the aircraft began to yaw to the left. He applied right rudder and started to go around, but subsequently, the left wing impacted 8-foot high corn. The aircraft continued yawing to the left and the gear collapsed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1140M
- Reported as
- Mooney M20J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-1159
- Airframe hours
- 197
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A3B6D, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Dr. R. A. Gaskins
- Registered owner
- Dr. R. A. Gaskins
- Departed
- FAY · Fayetteville, NC
- Destination
- FAY · Swan Quarter, NC
- Airport
- 12 · Private Airstrip, runway 27, 2,500 × 50 ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,318 total · 252 in this make and model · 1,221 as pilot in command · 40 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 225° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Temperature
- 203 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.