Mooney M20TN N212D

Summary

On 24 July 2012 at about 15:10 local time, a Mooney M20TN registered N212D was involved in an accident near Hilton Head, South Carolina, 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

24 July 2012 at 15:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Hilton Head, South Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Hilton Head Airport (HXD)

Coordinates

32.2044, -80.6917

Aircraft

Mooney M20TN

Registration

N212D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fort Lauderdale → Hilton Head

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA12CA476

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing in a crosswind.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that during the landing roll on runway 21, the airplane encountered a strong crosswind and veered sharply to the left. He attempted to correct the movement with aileron and rudder inputs and by retracting the flaps. The airplane continued left, departed the left side of the runway, and the left wing struck a taxiway sign, which resulted in substantial damage to the wing. The recorded wind was from 250 degrees at 6 knots about the time of the accident. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed no evidence of preexisting mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation, nor did the pilot report any.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.