Plane Crash List

Mooney M20C N6998U

11 May 2000 · Bryson City, North Carolina, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 11 May 2000 at about 22:15 local time, a Mooney M20C registered N6998U was involved in an accident near Bryson City, North Carolina, 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.

The record

Date
at 22:15
Classification
Accident
Location
Bryson City, North Carolina, United States
Nearest airport
Sossamon (GA9)
Coordinates
35.4208, -83.4392
Aircraft
Mooney M20C
Registration
N6998U
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Beaufort → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MIA00LA151

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control on landing rollout with a known quartering crosswind, resulting in an on-ground collision with a known fixed object (wooden pallet.)

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated he was landing rollout with a known quartering crosswind, the airplane drifted to the right on landing rollout and the right wing tip collided with a known on-ground fixed object ( wooden pallet.)

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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