Mooney M20J N201QB

Summary

On 24 March 2012 at about 01:00 local time, a Mooney M20J registered N201QB, operated by Woods Edward, was involved in an accident near Bloomfield, Indiana, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

24 March 2012 at 01:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Bloomfield, Indiana, United States

Nearest airport

Shawnee Airport (1I3)

Coordinates

39.0389, -87.0014

Aircraft

Mooney M20J

Registration

N201QB

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Woods Edward

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sullivan → Bloomfield

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

CEN12LA198

2 people were seriously injured.

The pilot's failure to land with sufficient runway remaining to stop, which resulted in an unsuccessful aborted landing, inadvertent stall, and collision with terrain.

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Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was attempting to land on a lighted grass runway at night. His first two attempts to land were aborted. According to the passenger, the pilot landed the airplane on his third attempt with only 400 feet of available runway remaining and then “slammed” on the brakes, and the airplane began to slide. After the airplane exited the runway end, the pilot applied full power to abort the landing; however, the airplane only became momentarily airborne before it stalled and collided with a levy.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.