- Date
- January 20, 1991, 12:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place
- Fredericksburg, VA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1163DMooney M20K
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910120055949A
- Case key
- 11655
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Probable cause
The NTSB’s determination of the probable cause, and any contributing factors.
The pilot's misjudgment of distance (runway remaining) after the aircraft touched down and/or his failure to go-around when there was still sufficient speed to do so.
Analysis
The pilot reported that he entered the traffic pattern with an airspeed of 90 knots. He stated he extended the gear and 20 degrees of flaps, then started his turn to base. He said that he reduced his speed to 80 knots, and on final, he applied full flaps and reduced speed to 70 knots. He reported that during the landing roll, he applied brakes, but the airplane ran off the end of the runway, went off an embankment, and collided with a road.
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.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1163D
- Reported as
- Mooney M20K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 250668
- Airframe hours
- 360
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-360-GB, 210 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Ludovic J. Devocht
- Registered owner
- Ludovic J. Devocht
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 3, 1990 · 12 hours before
- Departed
- 2W5 · Indian Head, MD
- Airport
- EZF · Shannon, runway 5, 2,999 × 100 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 67
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,635 total · 1,110 in this make and model · 1,580 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.