Mooney M20F N9339M

Summary

On 22 November 2023 at about 23:20 local time, a Mooney M20F registered N9339M was involved in an accident near Meridianville, Alabama, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 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

22 November 2023 at 23:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Meridianville, Alabama, United States

Nearest airport

Huntsville Exec Tom Sharp Jr F (MDQ)

Coordinates

34.8691, -86.5569

Aircraft

Mooney M20F

Registration

N9339M

Category

Airplane

Year built

1967

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Arkadelphia → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Not Reported

NTSB number

ERA24LA047

2 people had minor injuries.

The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack while on final approach to land, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall, a loss of airplane control, and impact with terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, while turning from the left base to the final approach leg of the airport traffic pattern, the airplane’s stall warning horn sounded. The pilot pitched the airplane’s nose down and increased engine power. The airplane then “violent[ly]” pitched up and to the left. He continued his attempt to regain control, but the airplane then pitched up and to the right, and eventually impacted terrain about 200 ft short of the runway threshold. The pilot and passenger incurred minor injuries, and the airplane sustained substantial damage to the empennage, both wings, and engine mount. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.