Mooney M20E N7430V

Summary

On 2 May 1983 at about 17:50 local time, a Mooney M20E registered N7430V was involved in an accident near Springfield, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

2 May 1983 at 17:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Springfield, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Capital (SPI)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Mooney M20E

Registration

N7430V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Evansville → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI83LA194

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ACFT RAN OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY AND COLLIDED WITH THE VASI AFTER LANDING. THE PLT STATED HE LANDED ON RWY 22 WHEN APPROACH SAID THE WIND FAVORED THAT RWY. HE SAID THAT 'JUST AS THE WHEELS TOUCHED DOWN A GUST OF WIND PUSHED THE NOSE TO THE LEFT AND THE ACFT VEERED OFF THE RWY.' THE WIND WAS REPORTED AS 250 DEGREES 18 KTS, GUSTS TO 24 KTS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.