Mooney M20TN N812PT

Summary

On 26 October 2013 at about 18:00 local time, a Mooney M20TN registered N812PT was involved in an accident near Tylertown, Mississippi, 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

26 October 2013 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Tylertown, Mississippi, United States

Nearest airport

Paul Pittman Memorial Airport (T36)

Coordinates

31.1458, -90.1681

Aircraft

Mooney M20TN

Registration

N812PT

Category

Airplane

Year built

2007

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Natchez → Tylertown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA14CA025

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's misjudgment of speed and distance on final approach resulting in touchdown prior to the runway, a runway excursion down the right side of the runway, and a collision with an embankment.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, while on short final the airplane was "lower and slower" than anticipated. The pilot added engine power; however, the stall horn sounded and the airplane impacted the ground prior to the paved portion of the runway. The airplane bounced, traveled down the right side of the runway, collided with an embankment, and came to rest upright. Examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed that the empennage of the airplane sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.