Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, and adequately compensate for torque and P-factor, resulting in the loss of directional control, collision with hangars, and substantial damage to the aircraft during the attempted go around/recovery from a landing.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Historical)
Analysis
On August 1, 1999, about 1026 eastern daylight time, a Mooney M-20R, N9169E, registered to a private owner, operated as a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, crashed on landing at Rockingham County Shiloh Airport, Stoneville, North Carolina. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was substantially damaged, but there were no injuries. The flight originated from Moneta, Virginia, the same day, about 0930, and was proceeding to Greensboro, North Carolina, at the time of the accident.
The pilot stated that he decided to practice landings at Rockingham County Shiloh Airport before going on to Greensboro, North Carolina. The first landing was uneventful, but during the second landing, the aircraft bounced twice. When full power was applied to initiate the go around after the second bounce, the pilot stated that he lost directional control and the aircraft banked to the left, collided with hangars, and incurred substantial damage.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# MIA99LA211