Mooney 20F N7112V

Summary

On 19 January 1997 at about 20:30 local time, a Mooney 20F registered N7112V was involved in an accident near Jaffrey, New Hampshire, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

19 January 1997 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Jaffrey, New Hampshire, United States

Nearest airport

Jaffrey Municipal (AFN)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Mooney 20F

Registration

N7112V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Keene → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC97LA044

2 people were seriously injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during a go around attempt, which resulted in a loss of control and collision with trees.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane struck trees as the pilot tried to do a go-around. The pilot said that when he attempted the landing, '...the left side of the runway had a quartering wind. I'm making a perfect landing - all the numbers are right, airspeed, etc. - when all of a sudden everything goes bad. I gave power to go around and the plane balloons up twenty feet in the air. I'm pushing the nose down to get back to the runway but the plane keeps going to the left. I believe the nose struck the ground first.' The passenger said, '. It seemed like we were landing and taking off at the same time. We hit nose first and cartwheeled into the woods. We went backwards into the woods. One wing tore off. There was gasoline everywhere.' The pilot reported no mechanical malfunction. Examination of the airplane did not disclose evidence of mechanical malfunction.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.