- Date
- May 27, 1994, 17:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Apalachicola, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N201NHMooney M20-J
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 18, 1994
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19940527012729A
- Case key
- 37552
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Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind resulting in not maintaining alignment with the runway and the pilot's delay in aborting the landing. The crosswind was a factor.
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.
Analysis
While on landing roll, the pilot encountered a strong cross-wind and aborted the landing. The airplane then drifted off to the side of the runway and struck trees, substantially damaging the airplane.
Factual narrative
On May 27, 1994, about 1730 central daylight time, N201NH, a Mooney M20-J, registered to the pilot, Daryll Plymel, collided with trees on landing at Apalachicola, Florida, while on a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was substantially damaged and the pilot reported no injures. The flight originated from Moultrie, Georgia, about 1630 the same day. The pilot stated that as he touched down on landing the aircraft encountered a gust of wind, drifted to the left and he then attempted a go-around. The pilot lost control of the airplane on the ground, left the runway and collided with trees.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N201NH
- Reported as
- Mooney M20-J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-0264
- Airframe hours
- 2,072
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Plymel, Daryll G.
- Registered owner
- Plymel Brothers Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 18, 1994
- Departed
- MGR · Moultrie, GA
- Airport
- F47 · St. George Island, runway 14, 3,800 × 50 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,093 total · 465 in this make and model · 6 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 20,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PFN, 53 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N201NH · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.