Mooney 20K N10816

Summary

On 14 August 1987 at about 16:30 local time, a Mooney 20K registered N10816, operated by Kemas Corporation, was involved in an accident near Crestwood, Illinois, 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

14 August 1987 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Crestwood, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Howell (3HW)

Coordinates

41.6504, -87.6801

Aircraft

Mooney 20K

Registration

N10816

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Kemas Corporation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Nashville → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI87LA213

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

UPON ARRIVAL AT HOWELL AIRPORT THE PILOT SET UP A CLOSE APPROACH FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 36 BECAUSE OF DETERIORATING WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO GET CURRENT WIND CONDITIONS AT THE AIRPORT FROM UNICOM BUT DECIDED TO CONTINUE THE APPROACH. DURING THE LANDING FLARE THE PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT 'FAILED' TO LOSE AIRSPEED AND CONTINUED TO FLY. THE PILOT PROCEEDED TO RETRACT THE FLAPS BUT THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED AIRBORNE. THE PILOT THEN ADDED FULL POWER FOR A GO-AROUND, SIGHTED TREES LOCATED AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY, PULLED BACK ON THE YOKE AND STALLED THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE TREES. SHORTLY AFTER THE ACCIDENT WINDS WERE REPORTED TO BE FROM THE SOUTH AT 12 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 15 KNOTS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.