Mooney M20R N64FM

Summary

On 29 January 2011 at about 14:25 local time, a Mooney M20R registered N64FM was involved in an accident near Cypress, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

29 January 2011 at 14:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Cypress, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Weiser Air Park (EYQ)

Coordinates

29.9347, -95.6369

Aircraft

Mooney M20R

Registration

N64FM

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bryan → Cypress

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN11CA163

1 person had minor injuries.

The student pilot’s delayed decision to execute a go-around.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot said that he was too fast and had touched down too long on the runway when he realized the airplane would not be able to stop in the distance remaining. He applied full power to go around and the airplane became airborne at the end of the runway with an airspeed of about 55 knots. The airplane's wing struck trees at the airport boundary, causing the pilot to lose directional control. The airplane continued about 300 feet to the left of the runway centerline before impacting terrain and other obstructions and coming to rest in the back yard of a residence. There was an immediate postimpact fire.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.