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Mooney M20M pilot lost control during landing resulting ground looping off the left side of the runway damaging the propeller, landing gear and the under side of the fuselage and wings.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 522468 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200108 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : o86.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | M-20 Series Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 32 flight time total : 1275 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 522468 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Made a normal approach to runway 14. Bounced landing. Worried at the last min about end of runway coming up, tried to plant it. Should have gone around on first bounce, but thought I could save it. Second bounce, realized plane was porpoising. Applied full power, 1/2 degree flaps to go around, maintained directional control down runway, but porpoise got worse. Touched down a third time (had probably already bent propeller and could not get airborne). Aircraft came down hard on runway, gear collapsed, gndlooped counterclockwise. Came to rest 180 degrees from landing directional partially off runway in grass and brush. Shut off fuel, throttle, mixture, radio, alternators, master and climbed out. Very sad about my airplane, but extremely relieved to be unhurt.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MOONEY M20M PLT LOST CTL DURING LNDG RESULTING GND LOOPING OFF THE L SIDE OF THE RWY DAMAGING THE PROP, LNDG GEAR AND THE UNDER SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE AND WINGS.
Narrative: MADE A NORMAL APCH TO RWY 14. BOUNCED LNDG. WORRIED AT THE LAST MIN ABOUT END OF RWY COMING UP, TRIED TO PLANT IT. SHOULD HAVE GONE AROUND ON FIRST BOUNCE, BUT THOUGHT I COULD SAVE IT. SECOND BOUNCE, REALIZED PLANE WAS PORPOISING. APPLIED FULL PWR, 1/2 DEG FLAPS TO GO AROUND, MAINTAINED DIRECTIONAL CTL DOWN RWY, BUT PORPOISE GOT WORSE. TOUCHED DOWN A THIRD TIME (HAD PROBABLY ALREADY BENT PROP AND COULD NOT GET AIRBORNE). ACFT CAME DOWN HARD ON RWY, GEAR COLLAPSED, GNDLOOPED COUNTERCLOCKWISE. CAME TO REST 180 DEGS FROM LNDG DIRECTIONAL PARTIALLY OFF RWY IN GRASS AND BRUSH. SHUT OFF FUEL, THROTTLE, MIXTURE, RADIO, ALTERNATORS, MASTER AND CLBED OUT. VERY SAD ABOUT MY AIRPLANE, BUT EXTREMELY RELIEVED TO BE UNHURT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.