Mooney M20K N777CV

Summary

On 11 April 2011 at about 11:13 local time, a Mooney M20K registered N777CV, operated by Wilson Thomas S MD, was involved in an accident near Augusta, Georgia, 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

11 April 2011 at 11:13

Classification

Accident

Location

Augusta, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Augusta Regional (AGS)

Coordinates

33.3700, -81.9644

Aircraft

Mooney M20K

Registration

N777CV

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Wilson Thomas S MD

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lafayette → Waynesboro

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dawn

NTSB number

ERA11CA238

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear prior to landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s reported fatigue.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that he departed on a visual flight rules cross-country flight at approximately 0300 local time. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at his destination airport where the pilot requested and received an instrument flight rules clearance for an instrument approach. The pilot conducted two missed approaches but fog precluded him from making visual contact with the runway before diverting to another airport. The pilot conducted an instrument approach at the alternate airport and, just prior to landing at approximately 0700 local time, realized that he had failed to extend the landing gear. The airplane subsequently landed gear-up, resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot stated that fatigue, weather conditions, and the distraction of the diversion contributed to the error.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.