Mooney M20E N2761W

Summary

On 5 April 1985 at about 20:45 local time, a Mooney M20E registered N2761W, operated by George Kalman, was involved in an accident near Mitchellville, Maryland, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

5 April 1985 at 20:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Mitchellville, Maryland, United States

Nearest airport

Freeway Airport (WOO)

Coordinates

38.9492, -76.7306

Aircraft

Mooney M20E

Registration

N2761W

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

George Kalman

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Harrisburg → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

BFO85LA033

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

AFTER EXPERIENCING A GUSTY CROSSWIND ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 18, THE PILOT EMPLOYED STANDARD CROSSWIND LANDING TECHNIQUE. ONCE OVER THE THRESHOLD, POWER WAS REDUCED TO IDLE AND THE PILOT COMMENCED THE FLARE. DURING THE FLARE, A GUST OF WIND BLEW THE ALFT TO THE EAST AND THE PLT RESPONDED BY ADDING FULL POWER TO EXECUTE A GO-AROUND. HOWEVER THE LEFT WING IMPACTED A TAXIWAY MARKER, THE RIGHT WING TIP STRUCK THE GROUND TO THE LEFT OF THE RWY & THEN THE ACFT CARTWHEELED ONTO THE ASPHALT WHEN THE RIGHT WING TIP STRUCK THE RWY EDGE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.