Mooney M20TN N728VM

Summary

On 30 December 2020 at about 22:10 local time, a Mooney M20TN registered N728VM, operated by MBS Aviation, was involved in an accident near Holly Ridge, North 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

30 December 2020 at 22:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Holly Ridge, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Holly Ridge/Topsail Island Air (N21)

Coordinates

34.4871, -77.5271

Aircraft

Mooney M20TN

Registration

N728VM

Category

Airplane

Year built

2015

Engines

1

Operator

MBS Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Wilmington → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA21LA097

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to perform a go-around during an unstable approach to land which resulted in a landing area overshoot and a subsequent runway excursion.

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 first landing attempt at the destination airport the airplane was too fast, so he performed a go-around. During his second attempt, he descended and touched down on the runway, however, he overshot his intended landing spot. He added that he did not believe a safe go-around could be performed after the touchdown, so he decided to continue the landing roll and applied max braking, however, the airplane overran the end of the runway and struck mower equipment located to the right of the runway. The left wing sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.