Mooney M20K N262RW
20 July 2012 · Hutchinson, Minnesota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 July 2012 at about 01:30 local time, a Mooney M20K registered N262RW was involved in an accident near Hutchinson, Minnesota, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 01:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hutchinson, Minnesota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hutchinson Municipal Airport (HCD)
- Coordinates
- 44.8558, -94.3761
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20K
- Registration
- N262RW
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Hutchinson → Hutchinson
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN12CA461
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot’s inadequate flare and failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and subsequent impact with obstructions.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot reported that the airplane bounced multiple times during landing before the airplane veered to the left. His efforts to correct the veer were unsuccessful, and he lost directional control; the airplane then exited the left side of the runway. The airplane impacted a ditch, crossed a taxiway, impacted a second ditch, and came to rest upright. The airplane’s nose gear collapsed and the forward fuselage was substantially damaged. The student pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20K accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jan 2012 | Mooney M20K | Willmar, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 2011 | Mooney M20K | Page, Arizona, United States | Pacific Medical Communication Inc DBA | No injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 2011 | Mooney M20K | Ridgefield, Connecticut, United States | Baldwin Robert A IV | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 2011 | Mooney M20K | Cresson, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 2011 | Mooney M20K | Augusta, Georgia, United States | Wilson Thomas S MD | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Apr 2011 | Mooney M20K | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | John Baker | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jul 2012 | Mikoyan Gurevich MIG 21MF | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | Ward William E | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 2012 | Airbus A320-212 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | Delta Air Lines Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Dec 2012 | Cessna 172M | Rochester, Minnesota, United States | Southeastern Minnesota Flying Club, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 2012 | Top Dog TD2 | Bemidji, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Oct 2012 | Cirrus SR20 | Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States | Hummingbird Ventures LLC | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 2012 | Piper PA-31-325 | Duluth, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |