Mooney M20R N93TK

Summary

On 27 June 2015 at about 21:21 local time, a Mooney M20R registered N93TK, operated by Elizabeth C Tyler-Kabara, was involved in an accident near West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States. 4 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

27 June 2015 at 21:21

Classification

Accident

Location

West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Allegheny County (AGC)

Coordinates

40.3539, -79.9244

Aircraft

Mooney M20R

Registration

N93TK

Category

Airplane

Year built

2005

Engines

1

Operator

Elizabeth C Tyler-Kabara

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Manteo → West Mifflin

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA15CA148

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain pitch control during landing, which resulted in a bounce and loss of control during landing, followed by a runway excursion, and collision with terrain during an attempt 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 reported that during the initial touch down the airplane bounced, the pilot elected to abort the landing, and the airplane drifted to the left of the runway when power was applied. The pilot stated that the airplane did not have sufficient airspeed when she retracted the first notch of flaps, the airplane descended and the right wing impacted the ground, resulting in substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot reported there were no pre-impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.