Mooney M20E accident near Tonasket, WA
On July 29, 2007, a Mooney M20E (airplane) was involved in an accident near Tonasket, WA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 29, 2007
- Place
- Tonasket, WA
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20E · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 48.725°N, 119.466°W
- NTSB ID
- 20070806X01119
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 28, 2007, at 2131 Pacific daylight time, a Mooney M20E airplane, N9302M, sustained substantial damage following a loss of control during a go-around maneuver and subsequent collision with terrain at the Tonasket Municipal Airport, Tonasket, Washington. The commercial pilot and pilot rated passenger were killed. The airplane was registered to, and operated by the pilot as a visual flight rules (VFR) personal cross-country flight under Title 14, CFR Part 91, when the accident occurred. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight that originated at the Dorothy Scott Airport, Oroville, Washington, approximately 15 minutes prior to the accident. Tonasket was the pilot's intended destination and no flight plan was filed. A witness, who was located at the airport approximately 50 feet from the runway, stated the airplane approached from the south and touched down well beyond the midpoint of runway 33. The witness reported the airplane began to accelerate stating "I am sure she thought she would overrun the runway so she accelerated to take off and make a second approach." Approximately .25 miles off the departure end of the runway, at an estimated altitude of 250 feet above ground level (agl) the airplane rolled left and subsequently impacted terrain in a nose-low attitude. The accident flight was one leg of a multi-day, multi-flight trip from Alaska to the pilot's home airport in Placerville, California. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The 78 year old pilot held a commercial pilot certificate with airplane single-engine land and instrument airplane r
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed during initial climb following an aborted landing that resulted in a stall/spin. The pilot's misjudged speed and distance that resulted in a failure to attain a proper touchdown point was a factor.
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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.
