Mooney M20C N6731U
12 September 2007 · Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 September 2007 at about 22:15 local time, a Mooney M20C registered N6731U was involved in an accident near Allentown, Pennsylvania, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 22:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lehigh Valley Intl. Airport (ABE)
- Coordinates
- 40.6522, -75.4403
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20C
- Registration
- N6731U
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Williamsport → Allentown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC07CA231
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's improper 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 student pilot of the Mooney M20C was returning to land at his home airport following a solo cross country flight. During the approach to the runway, there was a crosswind, and when the airplane touched down it bounced twice. After the third touchdown, the left wing rose while the right wing dropped, and the pilot "didn't straighten [the airplane] out correctly." The airplane subsequently departed the right side of the runway, and the right wing struck a sign. The pilot did not report any mechanical abnormalities associated with the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 2007 | Mooney M20C | Sidney, Ohio, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 2007 | Mooney M20C | Price, Utah, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 16 Dec 2007 | Mooney M20C | Phillipsburg, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 2008 | Mooney M20C | Atkins, Virginia, United States | A. Roy Sanwalka | Fatal | 2 |
| 30 Aug 2008 | Mooney M20C | Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Mar 2008 | Mooney M20C | Freeport, Bahamas | - | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Dec 2007 | Cessna CITATION 510 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States | Stjepan Ban | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 2007 | Piper PA-20-135 | State College, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Sep 2007 | Taylorcraft BC12-D | Atlantic, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 2007 | Schweizer 269-C | Columbus, Pennsylvania, United States | William D. Fritz | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 2007 | Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G102 ASTIR CS | Unionville, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Jul 2007 | Piper PA-28-140 | E.Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |