Accident Mooney M20J N1073K,
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Date:Wednesday 4 November 1998
Time:12:43 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic M20P model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Mooney M20J
Owner/operator:Parks College
Registration: N1073K
MSN: 24-3145
Year of manufacture:1990
Total airframe hrs:6565 hours
Engine model:Lycoming IO-360
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Cahokia, IL -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Training
Departure airport:(KCPS)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
The landing was being made on runway 30L with a right quartering tailwind of 10 to 13 knots. The airplane traveled off the left side of the runway during the landing roll. The pilot added power in an attempt to fly over a ditch; however, the airplane contacted the far side of the ditch approximately two feet from the top.

Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. Factors associated with the accident were the quartering tailwind and the ditch that the airplane contacted.

Accident investigation:
cover
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: CHI99LA022
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 8 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB CHI99LA022

Location

Revision history:

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