Mooney M20M N1046P

Summary

On 6 June 2006 at about 17:45 local time, a Mooney M20M registered N1046P, operated by N. Richard Kimmel, was involved in an accident near Banner Elk, North Carolina, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

6 June 2006 at 17:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Banner Elk, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Elk River Airport (NC06)

Coordinates

36.1561, -81.8914

Aircraft

Mooney M20M

Registration

N1046P

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

N. Richard Kimmel

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Gaithersburg → Banner Elk

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL06CA089

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point during landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that when he had the airport insight he canceled his IFR flight plan, and entered the left downwind for runway 12. He made an unusually steep and fast final approach. The pilot stated that midway down the runway he realized that he was too fast, and was afraid to attempt a go-around. The pilot stated that he forced the airplane onto the runway, and overran the end of the runway into a ravine. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical or flight control problems with the airplane prior to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.