MKC85LA025

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20F · Rolla, MO · November 23, 1984

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
November 23, 1984, 14:00 local (20:00 UTC)
Place
Rolla, MO
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6852VMooney M20F
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19841123063259A
Case key
33891

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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 - in flightLanding
Airspeed - excessivePilot in commandFactor
Proper touchdown point - not maintainedPilot in commandFactor
Go-around - delayedPilot in commandCause
Stall - inadvertentPilot in commandCause
Lack of total experiencePilot in commandFactor
Weather condition - crosswindFactor
In flight collision with terrain/waterDescent - uncontrolled

Analysis

The student pilot was attempting to land on rwy 09. The wind was rpted to be 180 at 5 KTS. The plt stated that he landed fast and long on the 2,535 ft long rwy. He continued to state that he began braking and realized that he would run off the end of the rwy. The pilot initiated a go-around and stalled the aircraft when he attempted to avoid hitting wires located at the end of the runway.

Aircraft

Registration
N6852V
Reported as
Mooney M20F
Category
Airplane
Serial number
22-1245
Airframe hours
2,625
Engine
Lycoming IO-360-A1A, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
Video Systems Engineering
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · March 21, 1984 · 100 hours before
Departed
VIH · Vichy, MO
Airport
K07 · Rolla Downtown, runway 9, 2,535 × 40 ft, asphalt

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
47
Certificate
Student
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
289 total · 289 in this make and model · 55 as pilot in command · 34 in the last 90 days

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
180° at 5 knots
Visibility
15 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
70 °F
Altimeter
30.00 inHg

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.