Mooney M20K N999DJ
18 September 2009 · Farmville, Virginia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 September 2009 at about 22:10 local time, a Mooney M20K registered N999DJ was involved in an accident near Farmville, Virginia, United States. 2 people were 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 22:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Farmville, Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Farmdale Airport (FVX)
- Coordinates
- 37.3575, -78.4378
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20K
- Registration
- N999DJ
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Enterprise → Farmville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA09LA528
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing rollout.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the pilot the airplane was rolling out after landing on runway 21, and the engine surged. When it surged, the pilot had already applied left rudder, as he was "anticipating the left turn onto the taxiway." The airplane then exited the runway, onto sod, went through a Visual Approach Slope Indicator stanchion, and continued in a left turn "through the taxiway" until it impacted a hedge row. Examination of the airplane after the accident, including the throttle, propeller and mixture linkage, as well as the turbocharger, revealed no mechanical anomalies. In addition, the throttle valve would have had to be manually opened to increase power from the engine. Specific pilot actions during the rollout are not known; however, the "taxiway" which he had anticipated turning on was actually a teardrop-shaped turnabout, approximately 1,200 feet from the runway threshold and 1,700 feet prior to the actual taxiway. Winds, reported by the pilot, were from 210 degrees true at 3 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20K accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jun 2008 | Mooney M20K | New Philadelphi, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 2008 | Mooney M20K | Chehalis, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 2008 | Mooney M20K | Howell, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 2008 | Mooney M20K | Trinity Center, California, United States | Wings Aloft | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 2011 | Mooney M20K | Page, Arizona, United States | Pacific Medical Communication Inc DBA | No injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 2011 | Mooney M20K | Ridgefield, Connecticut, United States | Baldwin Robert A IV | Serious injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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