Mooney M20S N2234X

Summary

On 3 July 2011 at about 18:30 local time, a Mooney M20S registered N2234X was involved in an accident near Washington Island, Wisconsin, United States. 2 people were 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

3 July 2011 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Washington Island, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Washington Island Airport (2P2)

Coordinates

45.3856, -86.9236

Aircraft

Mooney M20S

Registration

N2234X

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Urbana → Washington Island

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN11CA462

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing and his delayed remedial action to abort the landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot landed the airplane using a short field technique which he had recently practiced with his flight instructor. During the landing roll, the airplane's wheels rolled through some potholes causing the airplane to become airborne again. The pilot attempted to abort the landing by applying full throttle and retracting the flaps to the takeoff position. However, with full throttle and full aft elevator, the airplane would not climb and settled back down onto the ground. The airplane veered to the left and impacted a ditch, which tore off the landing gear, and substantially damaged the empennage and horizontal stabilizer. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies with the airplane. The pilot reported he was late in initiating the aborted landing procedure.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.