28 Apr 2017: MOONEY M20J NO SERIES

28 Apr 2017: MOONEY M20J NO SERIES — Unknown operator

No fatalities • Cedar Key, FL, United States

Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to follow the manufacturer’s go-around procedure, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

— NTSB Determination

Accident narrative

The private pilot reported that during the landing roll, he had traveled about half of the distance down the 2,355 ft. runway and he realized that a go-around was going to be required. He could not recall the airplane's airspeed when the airplane touched down on the runway that was located steps from the ocean. However, he did recall that he initiated the go-around by applying full throttle, retracting the flaps to zero and rotating at 62 kts. The airplane "lifted off but did not gain altitude." The pilot lowered the nose to accelerate, but the airplane stalled abd impacted the water. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing spar and aileron.

According to the manufacturer's pilot operating handbook, the go-around procedure is:

CAUTION

To minimize control wheel forces during go-around, timely nose-down trimming is recommended to counteract nose up pitching moment as power is increased and/ or flap retraction.

Power….. Full Throttle/2700 RPM

Mixture….. Full Rich

Airspeed….. 65 KIAS

Wing Flaps….. Takeoff position after climb established

Trim….. Nose Down (to reduce control forces)

Airspeed….. Accelerate to 76 KIAS

Landing Gear….. Retract

Wing Flaps….. Retract

Cowl Flaps….. Open

Airspeed….. Accelerate to 86 KIAS

The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Contributing factors

  • cause Pilot
  • cause Pilot
  • cause Airspeed — Not attained/maintained
  • Climb rate — Not attained/maintained
  • Incorrect use/operation

Conditions

Weather
VMC, wind 280/10kt, vis 10sm

Loading the flight search…

What you can do on Flight Finder

  • Search flights between any two airports with live fares.
  • By aircraft — pick a plane model (e.g. Boeing 787, Airbus A350) and see every route it flies from your origin.
  • Route map — click any airport worldwide to explore its destinations, or draw a radius to find nearby airports.
  • Global aviation safety — aviation accident database, 5,200+ records since 1980, with map and rankings by aircraft and operator.
  • NTSB safety feed — recent U.S. aviation accidents and incidents from the official NTSB CAROL database, updated daily.

Frequently asked questions

How do I search flights by aircraft type on FlightFinder?

Pick an aircraft model — Boeing 737, Airbus A320, A380, Boeing 787 Dreamliner and more — enter your origin airport, and FlightFinder shows every route that plane flies from there with live fares.

Which aircraft types can I filter by?

We support Boeing 737/747/757/767/777/787, the full Airbus A220/A319/A320/A321/A330/A340/A350/A380 family, Embraer E170/E175/E190/E195, Bombardier CRJ and Dash 8, and the ATR 42/72 turboprops.

Is FlightFinder free to use?

Search and schedules are free. Pro ($4.99/month, $39/year, or $99 one-time lifetime) unlocks the enriched flight card — on-time stats, CO₂ per passenger, amenities, live gate & weather — plus My Trips with push alerts.

Where does the route data come from?

Live schedules come from Amadeus, AeroDataBox and Travelpayouts. Observed routes (which aircraft actually flew a given city pair) are crowdsourced from adsb.lol ADS-B data under the Open Database License.