Mooney M20J N22RJ

Summary

On 1 October 2002 at about 15:40 local time, a Mooney M20J registered N22RJ was involved in an accident near Chicago, Illinois, United States. 2 people were 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

1 October 2002 at 15:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Merrill C. Meigs Airport (CGX)

Coordinates

41.8586, -87.6078

Aircraft

Mooney M20J

Registration

N22RJ

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Madison → Chicago

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI03LA001

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind, and his failure to maintain directional control.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane collided with the terrain following a loss of control while landing. The pilot reported they approached the airport from the north for a landing on runway 18. He stated the winds were fine until they were approximately one mile out from the airport at which time they became gusty. The pilot reported he flew the approach with flaps down and at an airspeed of 80 knots. He reported that on touchdown, the airplane bounced and veered to the left. He applied power to go-around; however, the airplane continued to veer left. The left wing contacted the ground, and the airplane spun around coming to rest on a northerly heading. An airport weather observation taken 10 minutes prior to the accident reported the wind condition as 240 degrees at 10 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.