Mooney M20J accident near Fort Myers, FL
On November 28, 2007, a Mooney M20J (airplane) was involved in an accident near Fort Myers, FL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- November 28, 2007
- Place
- Fort Myers, FL
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20J · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 26.527°N, 81.784°W
- NTSB ID
- 20071207X01913
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 28, 2007, at 0921 eastern standard time, a Mooney M20J, N201VX, lost control during a missed approach and collided with the ground 1 mile south of the Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW), Fort Myers, Florida. The airplane sustained substantial damage, and the certificated private pilot was killed. The airplane was registered to and operated by a private individual under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91. An instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed for the personal flight from Boca Raton Airport, Florida to Southwest Florida International Airport, Florida. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight originated from Boca Raton Airport, Boca Raton, Florida, the same day, at 0829. At 0913, the RSW approach controller advised the pilot that he was 4 miles from the MUFFE intersection, to descend and maintain 1,600 feet mean sea level (MSL) until established on the final approach course, and was cleared for instrument landing system (ILS) approach to runway 6, which the pilot acknowledged. At 0915, the RSW approach controller advised the pilot that he was slightly high on final, and did he want a vector back around. The pilot responded that he was going to slow down and drop a little quicker; he also said that he was trying to do it by the numbers and was "screwing up." The controller advised the pilot that he did not want him to “rush down” and offered to give him vectors again. The pilot refused and said that he would just "descend a little quicker." A
Probable cause
The reason for this occurrence was not determined.
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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.
