# NTSB ATL82DA187: Mooney M20J, N1140M, Swan Quarter, NC, July 3, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: July 3, 1982, 14:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place: Swan Quarter, NC
- Coordinates: 35.550685, -77.050498 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5507&lon=-77.0505&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 3, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72768
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82DA187
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72768/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA187

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - high vegetation (contributing factor)
- Complete gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 24-1159
- Airframe hours: 197
- Engines: 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.

- Pilot; age 32; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820703027049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820703027049A), Jul 3, 1982: Mooney M20J, Swan Quarter, NC, Substantial damage. Left main gear collapsed on landing roll. Veered into a cornfield. Gear damage indicative of inadvertent retraction

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.

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