Mooney M20S N21737
2 June 2003 · West Chicago, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 June 2003 at about 02:30 local time, a Mooney M20S registered N21737 was involved in an accident near West Chicago, Illinois, United States. 3 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.
The record
- Date
- at 02:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- West Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Dupage Airport (DPA)
- Coordinates
- 41.9078, -88.2486
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20S
- Registration
- N21737
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Eagle → West Chicago
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- CHI03LA143
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The pilot's improper flare, and the pilot's failure to maintain directional control. Contributing factors were the pilot's improper flare and his inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane landed hard at night and bounced twice, subsequently veering off the runway and striking several airport lights and signs during an attempted aborted landing. The pilot reported he flared too high and was unable to recover from the bounced landing, he subsequently attempted to abort the landing and was unsuccessful.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20S accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jul 2004 | Mooney M20S | Farmington, New Mexico, United States | Lawrence K. Irving | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Jan 2001 | Mooney M20S | Port Huron, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 2001 | Mooney M20S | Buckhannon, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Sep 2000 | Mooney M20S | San Carlos, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 2008 | Mooney M20S | New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States | C & M Aeronautical Inc | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 2009 | Mooney M20S | Mayfield, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Aug 2003 | Extra Flugzeugbau EA200 | Sugar Grove, Illinois, United States | Cynthia R. Lyons | No injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 2003 | Piper PA-34-200T | West Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 2003 | Stinson 108-1 | Romeoville, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 2003 | Cessna 172M | Gridley, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 May 2003 | Air Tractor AT-503A | Pontiac, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 14 Jul 2003 | Cessna 172P | Pinckneyville, Illinois, United States | Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois | No injuries | - |