ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 387204
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| Date: | Wednesday 27 September 2000 |
| Time: | 18:20 LT |
| Type: |  Mooney M20S |
| Owner/operator: | James Cerna |
| Registration: | N68FM |
| MSN: | 30-0031 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1999 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 90 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-550-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | San Carlos, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Prescott, AZ (KPRC) |
| (KSQL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot's first landing approach to the runway was too high and he performed a go-around. The second approach to the same runway was also too high and the aircraft touched down and began porpoising. After two bounces the pilot attempted to abort the landing; however, the aircraft drifted off the runway to the left and the left wing struck a hangar in the northwest corner of the airport. The aircraft came to rest between two rows of hangars. The pilot reported that he attempted the landing abort after several bounces by placing 'the power to full, verified mixture rich, and placed the wing flaps in the 10 [degree] position.' He said the plane began to veer to the left of the runway and, although he applied right rudder and right aileron, the drift to the left continued. The stall warning horn never sounded prior to the left wingtip hitting the hangar. The pilot also reported there were no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during an aborted landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX00LA352
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 02-May-2024 17:38 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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