Mooney M20J N201WX

Summary

On 20 June 1982 at about 16:58 local time, a Mooney M20J registered N201WX, operated by Vulcan Flying Club, was involved in an incident near Dauphin Island, Alabama, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

20 June 1982 at 16:58

Classification

Incident

Location

Dauphin Island, Alabama, United States

Nearest airport

Dauphin Island (4R9)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Mooney M20J

Registration

N201WX

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Vulcan Flying Club

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Birmingham → St Louis

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL82IA170

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

AFTER A NORMAL FLIGHT FROM BIRMINGHAM, AL, THE PILOT EXECUTED A VISUAL FULL CIRCUIT APPROACH TO RUNWAY 12 AT DAUPHIN ISLAND, AL. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE STABILIZED ON FINAL AT 72 KNOTS WITH FULL FLAPS AND THAT HE HAD A 5-10 KNOT CROSSWIND FROM THE SOUTH. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES DURING LANDING AND THE PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER FOR A GO-AROUND. DURING THE GO-AROUND, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A SAND DUNE AND DAMAGED THE PROPELLER AND THE NOSE GEAR. AFTER STRIKING THE DUNE THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND STRAIGHT AHEAD OFF THE AIRPORT IN SHALLOW WATER. THERE WAS NO REPORTED AIRFRAME OR POWERPLANT MALFUNCTIONS. THIS WAS THE PILOTS FIRST FLIGHT AS PIC IN THE AIRCRAFT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.