Mooney M20F N9103V

Summary

On 15 August 1996 at about 00:50 local time, a Mooney M20F registered N9103V was involved in an accident near Hanover, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

15 August 1996 at 00:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Hanover, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Hanover (6W6)

Coordinates

39.8101, -76.9797

Aircraft

Mooney M20F

Registration

N9103V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Coatesville → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

IAD96LA135

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's delay in aborting the landing. Factors related to the accident were: the lack of braking action on the wet grass runway, the pilot's lack of experience in the make and model of airplane, and the sign near the departure end of the runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The pilot stated that he was attempting to land on runway 09, and the airplane touched down at a taxiway entrance, about 1/3 of the way down from the approach end of the runway. He stated that he applied the brakes on the wet grass runway, then decided to go around, but decided too late. He said that at the end of the runway, he lifted off, but the right wing hit a road speed limit sign, which damaged the leading edge of the right wing. He landed the airplane 300 feet from the end of the runway. The pilot had only about 4 hours of flight time in this make and model of airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.