Mooney M20R N4157
16 November 2008 · Indian Head, Maryland, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 November 2008 at about 17:15 local time, a Mooney M20R registered N4157 was involved in an accident near Indian Head, Maryland, 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 17:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Indian Head, Maryland, United States
- Nearest airport
- Maryland Airport (2W5)
- Coordinates
- 38.6003, -77.0728
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20R
- Registration
- N4157
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Patterson → Indian Head
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA09CA059
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing in gusting winds.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was landing on runway 36, a 3,000-foot-long, 50-foot-wide, asphalt runway. The airplane touched down on the left side of the runway centerline and bounced. The airplane touched down again; however, the left landing gear was off the runway surface and the airplane was drifting further to the left. The airplane struck a runway edge light and the pilot attempted to abort the landing; however, the airplane struck a second runway light, became airborne, and then impacted trees, before coming to rest. Winds reported at an airport located about 8 miles northwest of the accident site, about 20 minutes prior to the accident, were from 290 degrees at 16 knots, gusting to 26 knots. The pilot did not report any mechanical failures or malfunctions of the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20R accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Aug 2007 | Mooney M20R | Wichita, Kansas, United States | Mooney Airplane Company | No injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 2007 | Mooney M20R | Marshfield, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 2007 | Mooney M20R | Mitchellville, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 2007 | Mooney M20R | Carthage, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 2010 | Mooney M20R | Dundee, New York, United States | Rockland Aviation LLC | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Jan 2010 | Mooney M20R | La Veta, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 5 Jan 2008 | Dean Patrick G GENESIS | Laurel, Maryland, United States | Patrick G. Dean | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Jan 2008 | Costruzioni Aeronautiche P2002 SIERRA | Stevensville, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 2008 | Nord (Sncan) STAMPE SV4C | Taneytown, Maryland, United States | John Krans | No injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 2008 | Dufault Mark V PITTS S-1D | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Jan 2008 | James Dayton PIT BULL JD-3 | Leonardtown, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |