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NTSB Identification: ERA12LA292
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Thursday, April 19, 2012 in McKinnon, TN
Probable Cause Approval Date: 05/09/2013
Aircraft: MOONEY M20F, registration: N9722M
Injuries: 3 Serious.
NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.
The airplane was on approach to runway 8, a 3,000-foot-long runway. The airplane was high and fast, and the pilot attempted to perform a go-around; however, the airplane was not able to climb before impacting trees, located about 700 feet beyond the end of the runway. Examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any mechanical malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation nor did the pilot report any. The airplane was found after the accident with the landing gear extended and the wing flaps in the full down position. Witnesses reported that the wind was from the west at 10 to 15 knots, at the time of the accident. In addition, the pilot reported that the wind had shifted from east to west and that he did not note the position of the airport wind sock prior to landing. He also stated that the 3,000 foot-long runway was the shortest runway he had attempted to land on. Had the pilot retracted the landing gear and the flaps during the attempted go-around, he should have been able to execute a successful go-around.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
The pilot's delayed decision to go-around after failing to recognize that he was attempting to land with a tailwind, and his failure to retract the landing gear and wing flaps for the go-around, which resulted in a collision with trees and terrain near the departure end of the runway.
On April 19, 2012, about 1130 central daylight time, a Mooney M20F, N9722M, operated by a private individual, was substantially damaged when it impacted trees while attempting to perform a go-around at the Houston County Airport, McKinnon, Tennessee. The private pilot and two passengers were seriously injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the flight that departed Humphreys County Airport, Waverly, Tennessee. The personal flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91.
The pilot reported that the airplane was on approach to runway 8, a 3,000-foot-long, asphalt runway. The airplane was "high and fast" on the approach, and he intended to go-around. The airplane did not climb as expected and subsequently impacted trees that were located about 700 feet beyond the end of the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings and the fuselage.
Examination of the airframe and engine by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector did not reveal any mechanical malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation. In addition, the pilot reported that he did not experience any mechanical malfunctions. The FAA inspector found the landing gear extended and the wing flaps extended to the full down position after the accident.
Winds reported an airport located about 30 miles northeast of M93, at 1155, were from 100 degrees at 7 knots; however, witnesses reported that winds were from the west at 10 to 15 knots at the time of the accident. In addition, the pilot reported that the winds had shifted from east to west during the flight; and he did not note the position of the airport wind sock prior to landing. He also stated that the 3,000 foot-long runway was the shortest runway he had attempted to land on.
In the Operator/Owner Recommendation section of the NTSB Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident/Incident Report, the pilot stressed the importance of making a decision to go-around in a timely manner and without hesitation, particularly when attempting to land on runways less than 4,000 feet long.
Pilot Jay Perdue
Mooney M20F Executive, N9722M
by Adam Ghassemi
Posted:
Apr 20, 2012 6:10 PM EDT
Updated:
Apr 20, 2012 6:23 PM EDT
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. –
Pilot Jay Perdue remembers the entire crash. It happened during what
was supposed to be a quick trip to grab lunch Thursday, but ended up a
way he never expected.
"I had a second, maybe two seconds to make a decision," Perdue said from his hospital room at Vanderbilt Medical Center Friday.
Perdue took off from the Humphreys County Airport in Waverly, Tenn. and tried to land his 1969 Mooney M20F at the Houston County Airport in McKinnon, Tenn., less than a hour away by car. His 81-year-old father Joe Perdue and 58-year-old friend Andrea Holinstein were on board when he suddenly realized something was wrong.
"I noticed that it was high and fast and I didn't know why," Perdue said.
He's only been a pilot since September, with roughly 250 hours under his belt. Perdue says FAA investigators told him trying to land on such a short runway, without checking the wind speed were his crucial mistakes.
"Combined speed of wind speed and flight speed would have been over 100 miles per hour when we went in," he went on to say.
Perdue tried to pull up and circle back, but the plane didn't respond. He saw a field at the end of the runway and tried to aim that direction. Seconds later he was helping his father and friend crawl out of the mangled fuselage.
"God took my mistakes and turned it into a miracle," Perdue said batter and bruised. "For three people to walk away from something like that is absolutely amazing."
Luckily, despite the trauma, Perdue says his father still found time for humor. "He leans up against the tree sitting down and looks at the plane and he says, Jay, I think it'd be a good time to sell the plane, but he said why don't you send out a picture of what it looked like yesterday," he said jokingly.
"I had a second, maybe two seconds to make a decision," Perdue said from his hospital room at Vanderbilt Medical Center Friday.
Perdue took off from the Humphreys County Airport in Waverly, Tenn. and tried to land his 1969 Mooney M20F at the Houston County Airport in McKinnon, Tenn., less than a hour away by car. His 81-year-old father Joe Perdue and 58-year-old friend Andrea Holinstein were on board when he suddenly realized something was wrong.
"I noticed that it was high and fast and I didn't know why," Perdue said.
He's only been a pilot since September, with roughly 250 hours under his belt. Perdue says FAA investigators told him trying to land on such a short runway, without checking the wind speed were his crucial mistakes.
"Combined speed of wind speed and flight speed would have been over 100 miles per hour when we went in," he went on to say.
Perdue tried to pull up and circle back, but the plane didn't respond. He saw a field at the end of the runway and tried to aim that direction. Seconds later he was helping his father and friend crawl out of the mangled fuselage.
"God took my mistakes and turned it into a miracle," Perdue said batter and bruised. "For three people to walk away from something like that is absolutely amazing."
Luckily, despite the trauma, Perdue says his father still found time for humor. "He leans up against the tree sitting down and looks at the plane and he says, Jay, I think it'd be a good time to sell the plane, but he said why don't you send out a picture of what it looked like yesterday," he said jokingly.
Perdue told NewsChannel 5 all three are expected to be released from the hospital Friday.
He says he should be fully recovered in eight weeks, but he doesn't plan to fly ever again unless his wife gives him the OK.
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