Mooney M20R N2043N

Summary

On 2 July 2002 at about 18:30 local time, a Mooney M20R registered N2043N was involved in an accident near Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, 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

2 July 2002 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

East Cooper (8S5)

Coordinates

32.8978, -79.7828

Aircraft

Mooney M20R

Registration

N2043N

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Marietta → Mt. Pleasant

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA02LA125

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed resulting in a stall, an uncontrolled descent, and an impact with the ground during the attempted go-around.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that the approach was a little fast and the airplane touched down about a third of the way down the runway. He said it bounced once, and he pulled back on yoke, expecting it to settle to the runway, but it bounced again, and the nose was high, so he added power to affect a go-around, but the airplane did not climb as expected. He said he activated the flap control, intending to raise them just a notch, but accidentally raised the flaps all the way, and the airplane yawed to the left and descended, impacting the ground. According to the pilot, there were no preaccident failures or malfunctions to the airplane or any of its systems.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.