ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 348241
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| Date: | Wednesday 22 November 2023 |
| Time: | 17:20 |
| Type: |  Mooney M20F |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9339M |
| MSN: | 670253 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Huntsville Executive Airport/Sharp Field (MDQ/KMDQ), Meridianville, AL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Dexter B. Florence Memorial Field, AR (M89) |
| Huntsville-Madison County Executive Airport-Tom Sharp Jr Field, AL (KMDQ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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.
Probable Cause: 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.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://whnt.com/news/huntsville/hemsi-2-injured-in-small-aircraft-crash-at-huntsville-executive-airport/
https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=193420
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n9339m#32ef2887
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Photo: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Nov-2023 05:07 | Geno | Added |
| 23-Nov-2023 17:44 | Anon. | Updated [Phase] |
| 23-Nov-2023 18:05 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 27-Nov-2023 19:38 | Captain Adam | Updated [Location, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
| 28-Jan-2024 11:54 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Photo] |
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