Mooney M20J N1073K

Summary

On 4 November 1998 at about 16:43 local time, a Mooney M20J registered N1073K was involved in an accident near Cahokia, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

4 November 1998 at 16:43

Classification

Accident

Location

Cahokia, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

St. Louis Downtown Parks (CPS)

Coordinates

38.5694, -90.1696

Aircraft

Mooney M20J

Registration

N1073K

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI99LA022

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. Factors associated with the accident were the quartering tailwind and the ditch that the airplane contacted.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The landing was being made on runway 30L with a right quartering tailwind of 10 to 13 knots. The airplane traveled off the left side of the runway during the landing roll. The pilot added power in an attempt to fly over a ditch; however, the airplane contacted the far side of the ditch approximately two feet from the top.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.