Mooney M20M accident near Summerville, SC
On November 11, 2005, a Mooney M20M (airplane) was involved in an accident near Summerville, SC. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- November 11, 2005
- Place
- Summerville, SC
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20M · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 33.067°N, 80.283°W
- NTSB ID
- 20051116X01846
NTSB summary
!!THIS CASE WAS MODIFIED JANUARY 19, 2006!! On November 11, 2005, at 1418 eastern standard time, a Mooney M20M, N43CW, registered to and operated by the private pilot, collided with trees, and burst into flames during an approach to land on runway 24, at the Summerville Airport, Summerville, South Carolina. The flight was operated under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91, and visual flight rules. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The pilot received serious injuries. The passenger received fatal injuries and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The flight originated from Waverly, Ohio, at 1200 Central Standard Time. According to the pilot, when he arrived at the Summerville Airport the pilot called in his position and intentions and proceeded with the approach. He stated that he ran through the normal landing check list including putting the landing gear down. At touchdown, the wind picked up and the airplane was going "a little to fast." The airplane bounced and he elected to do a go-around and try again. He throttled the engine up and as they began climbing, the airplane started to go left of the center line. He stated that he "pulled the gear back up" to gain lift, and as they began to climb out the engine started missing. He radioed the Fixed Base Operator and told them he was having engine trouble but then it cleared up. He stated that he completed his turn back towards the airport and the engine started missing again. He said that the more throttle that he applied the worse the engine missed. He said he kept the power ba
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to follow the pre-landing checklist which resulted in a gear up landing and subsequent propeller strike. The pilots improper decision to attempt a go-around after the propeller strike, resulted in a loss of engine power and subsequent forced landing, and collision with trees.
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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.
