Mooney M20R N904MM

Summary

On 24 May 2007 at about 21:30 local time, a Mooney M20R registered N904MM was involved in an accident near Carthage, North 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

24 May 2007 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Carthage, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Moore County Airport (KSOP)

Coordinates

35.2372, -79.3911

Aircraft

Mooney M20R

Registration

N904MM

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Westminster → Carthage

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA07CA101

Nobody was injured.

The delay by the pilot-in-command to recover from a bounced landing resulting in a hard landing and subsequent collapse of the nose and left main landing gears.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

After departure the flight proceeded to the destination airport and the pilot entered a standard downwind traffic pattern for runway 5. The pilot later reported that while on final approach he encountered a gust of wind. The airplane ballooned, and he heard the stall warning horn. The airplane touched down on the main landing gear then bounced. He added power in an effort to perform a go-around but did not achieve a positive rate of climb. The airplane touched down on the main landing gear, bounced, then landed again causing collapse of the nose landing gear. The airplane spun around and the left main landing gear collapsed.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.