ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 285718
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| Date: | Monday 11 August 2008 |
| Time: | 12:15 LT |
| Type: |  Mooney M20F |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N9137V |
| MSN: | 690034 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ridgeland, South Carolina -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Beaufort, SC (73J) |
| Ridgeland, SC (3J1) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot entered the downwind leg of the traffic pattern for runway 21, and noticed that the wind sock was "straight out and quartering." He reported that at his altitude of 1,000 feet, there was "moderate to severe turbulence," and he initially entertained returning to the departure airport, but instead decided to continue the approach and landing. While on final approach, the pilot crabbed the airplane to the right, and held it there until the airplane was about 5 feet above the ground, before he leveled the wings. He began the landing over runway centerline, but the wind pushed the airplane "hard to the left" until the landing gear was over the runway edge lights. The pilot again considered aborting the landing, but then the landing gear struck an unknown object, and the left wing struck the ground. The airplane came to rest shortly thereafter, with substantial damage to the fuselage and left wing. The reported winds at an airport 14 nautical miles east of the accident location, and about 40 minutes after the accident, were from 150 degrees at 6 knots, with gusts to 15 knots.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for a crosswind during landing. A factor contributing to the accident was the crosswind.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC08CA277
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 July 1969 | D-EMHS | private |  |
w/o |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Oct-2022 14:03 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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