# NTSB MIA00LA151: Mooney M20C, N6998U, Bryson City, NC, May 11, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: May 11, 2000, 18:15 local (22:15 UTC) - Place: Bryson City, NC - Coordinates: 35.420841, -83.439155 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4208&lon=-83.4392&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 4, 2000 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 49217 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA00LA151 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/49217/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA151 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control on landing rollout with a known quartering crosswind, resulting in an on-ground collision with a known fixed object (wooden pallet.) ## 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 - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - other ## Analysis The pilot stated he was landing rollout with a known quartering crosswind, the airplane drifted to the right on landing rollout and the right wing tip collided with a known on-ground fixed object ( wooden pallet.) ## Factual narrative On May 11, 2000, at about 1815 eastern daylight time, a Mooney M-20C, N6998U, registered to a private owner, operating as a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, experienced an on-ground collision with a fixed object on landing rollout at Sossamon Field, Bryson City, North Carolina. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The private pilot reported no injuries. The flight originated from Beaufort, North Carolina, about 3 hours 15 minutes before the accident. The pilot stated he entered left closed traffic for runway 27 and he experienced a quartering crosswind. The airplane drifted to the right on landing rollout , and the right wing tip collided with a wood pallet. The airplane pulled to the right, went across an apron, and collided with stored material, collapsing the nose gear. The pilot stated he was going to the airport to talk to the airport manager about debris being stored next to the runway, and he experienced no mechanical difficulties with the airplane. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6998U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6998U-2003-07-15), registration cancelled 2003-07-15, S/N 2719, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Mooney M20C - Registry model: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 2719 - Airframe hours: 2580 - Engines: Lycoming O-360 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Carl S. Bivens - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, April 7, 2000, 25 hours before - Departed: MRH, BEAUFORT, NC - Destination: GA9 - Airport: GA9, Sossamon, runway 27, 2,265 × 50 ft, concrete ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 58; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 665 total, 20 in this make and model, 650 as pilot in command ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 190° at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 61 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: AUL ## 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 20000511039489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000511039489A), May 11, 2000: Mooney M20C, Bryson City, NC, No damage. (-23) Pilot/owner was operating as a 14 CFR part 91 personal flight from michael j. smith (mrh) beaufort, NC., to sossamon field (6A9) Bryson City,NC. On… ## Other investigations on N6998U (4) 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. - [NTSB LAX76DUJ44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76DUJ44), Jul 15, 1975: Mooney M20C (N6998U), Holbrook, AZ, substantial damage - [NTSB LAX73FUA30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUA30), Jan 31, 1973: Mooney M20C (N6998U), Buena Park, CA, substantial damage - [NTSB OAK66F0053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66F0053), Jul 30, 1965: Mooney M21 (N6998U), Modesto, CA, substantial damage - [NTSB UNK65X1030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1030), Dec 16, 1964: Mooney M20C (N6998U), San Jose, CA, substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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