Mooney M20J N211ZN

Summary

On 28 May 2017 at about 17:00 local time, a Mooney M20J registered N211ZN was involved in an accident near Lakeway, Texas, 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

28 May 2017 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Lakeway, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Lakeway Airpark (3R9)

Coordinates

30.3575, -97.9944

Aircraft

Mooney M20J

Registration

N211ZN

Category

Airplane

Year built

1985

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Kerrville → Lakeway

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN17LA198

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to attain a proper touchdown point during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s impaired vision due to his broken eyeglasses.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot stated that, during the flight, the right lens fell out of his eyeglasses. Aware of powerlines at the approach end of the runway, and with his vision impaired, he flew a higher than normal landing approach to ensure obstacle clearance. The airplane subsequently landed long, exited the end of the runway, and impacted a stone mailbox, resulting in substantial damage. The pilot reported there were no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.