Mooney M20J accident near Odessa, FL
On February 10, 2000, a Mooney M20J (airplane) was involved in an accident near Odessa, FL. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- February 10, 2000
- Place
- Odessa, FL
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20J · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 28.130°N, 82.591°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X20444
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On February 9, 2000, at 1920 eastern standard time, a Mooney M20J, N201RC, collided with a utility pole and subsequently the ground while on final approach to runway 26, at the Tampa Bay Executive Airport, in Odessa, Florida. The personal flight was operated by the private pilot under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91, and visual flight rules. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The pilot and pilot/passenger sustained fatal injuries and the airplane received substantial damage. The flight originated from Melbourne International Airport in Melbourne, Florida, at 1800. According to a Certified Flight Instructor (CFI), who was at the approach end of runway 26 preparing to takeoff with a student pilot on a night flight, heard N201RC attempt to contact the Unicom at the airport. The CFI informed N201RC that the Unicom was closed for the evening and advised him that runway 26 was the active. The pilot of N201RC informed the CFI that he wanted to use runway 35. The CFI responded that there was no runway 35 at this airport. The pilot of N201RC did not respond. The CFI stated that he observed N201RC fly over the airport from the north. The pilot of N201RC announced that he was entering a left downwind. The CFI radioed N201RC that runway 26 was a right hand pattern. The CFI said that the pilot of N201RC had asked several times where their aircraft was located and the CFI stated that they were on the taxiway to runway 26. The CFI stated that the pilot seemed a little confused as to his own location because he kept askin
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain a safe altitude and his failure to attain the proper touchdown point during landing. A factor was the utility pole.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
