Pilot Debrief

MOONEY M20J near Bloomfield, IN — 2012-03-24

Final reportCEN12LA198
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Date
2012-03-24
Location
Bloomfield, IN, USA
Airport
1I3
Aircraft
MOONEY M20J
Registration
N201QB
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
Serious
Fatalities
0
Phase of flight
Approach

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to land with sufficient runway remaining to stop, which resulted in an unsuccessful aborted landing, inadvertent stall, and collision with terrain.

NTSB narrative

The pilot was attempting to land on a lighted grass runway at night. His first two attempts to land were aborted. According to the passenger, the pilot landed the airplane on his third attempt with only 400 feet of available runway remaining and then “slammed” on the brakes, and the airplane began to slide. After the airplane exited the runway end, the pilot applied full power to abort the landing; however, the airplane only became momentarily airborne before it stalled and collided with a levy.

Analysis

Primary failure mode
Loss of control
First missed decision gate
Pilot could have chosen to go around earlier instead of attempting multiple landings.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

  • 2 docket documents
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Docket documents2

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