Mooney M20C N99NH

Summary

On 29 April 2004 at about 22:30 local time, a Mooney M20C registered N99NH was involved in an accident near Front Royal, Virginia, 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

29 April 2004 at 22:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Front Royal, Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Warren County (FRR)

Coordinates

38.9175, -78.2533

Aircraft

Mooney M20C

Registration

N99NH

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Abingdon → Front Royal

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC04CA115

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during an aborted landing. A factor in this accident was the crosswind conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was on approach to land on runway 9, a 2,993-foot-long, 75-foot-wide, asphalt runway. The pilot encountered a gust of wind just prior to landing. The airplane landed hard, and began to bounce. After the second bounce, the pilot elected to abort the landing; however, the airplane departed the left side of the runway, and struck an embankment. Winds reported at an airport located about 15 miles south of the accident site, about 10 minutes before the accident, were from 170 degrees at 11 knots. The reported winds about 10 minutes after the accident, were from 160 degrees at 10 knots, with 16 knot gusts.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.