Mooney M20F accident near Brooks, KY
On July 8, 2007, a Mooney M20F (airplane) was involved in an accident near Brooks, KY. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 8, 2007
- Place
- Brooks, KY
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20F · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 2 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 38.039°N, 85.790°W
- NTSB ID
- 20070718X00957
Official records · NYC07FA159
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 8, 2007, at 1602 eastern daylight time, a Mooney M20F, N9180V, was substantially damaged during an aborted landing at Brooks Field (73KY), Brooks, Kentucky. The certificated private pilot and one passenger were fatally injured. Two passengers were killed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight that departed Harrisburg-Raleigh Airport (HSB), Harrisburg, Illinois, about 1448 and was destined for Blue Lick Airport (07KY), Louisville, Kentucky. No flight plan was filed for the personal flight conducted under 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91. According to a passenger, the pilot attempted to land on runway 6 at 73KY. During the first attempt, the airplane touched down "fast" on the main landing gear and the pilot aborted the landing. The pilot’s wife then said that the person they were going to visit would "never direct them to a place like this" and "we need to go somewhere else." The pilot, who the passenger described as a "quiet person," did not respond. He then joined the traffic pattern for a second attempted landing. During the landing, the passenger believed that the pilot "overshot" and the airplane was near "the middle of the runway when it touched down. "It felt to her as if the runway was full of ruts. The pilot then said, "We are going up."The passenger could see the "treetops" approaching, then heard the engine "rev sharply," and felt the airplane "go up sharply." According to a witness who observed the airplane as it approached the trees, the nose of the airplane was "pointed at 11 o'clock" assuming the 12 o’c
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the aborted landing. Contributing to the accident was the exceedance of the airplane's maximum gross weight, and the pilot's inadequate preflight planning.
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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.
