NTSB Identification: CEN17LA198
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Sunday, May 28, 2017 in LAKEWAY, TX
Probable Cause Approval Date: 09/06/2017
Aircraft: MOONEY M20J, registration: N211ZN
Injuries: 1 Uninjured.
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 private pilot stated that, during the flight, the right lens fell out of his eyeglasses. Aware of powerlines at the approach end of the runway, and with his vision impaired, he flew a higher than normal landing approach to ensure obstacle clearance. The airplane subsequently landed long, exited the end of the runway, and impacted a stone mailbox, resulting in substantial damage. The pilot reported there were no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:
The pilot's failure to attain a proper touchdown point during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s impaired vision due to his broken eyeglasses.
The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident.
Additional Participating Entity:
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; San Antonio, Texas
Aviation Accident Factual Report - National Transportation Safety Board: https://app.ntsb.gov/pdf
Investigation Docket - National Transportation Safety Board: https://dms.ntsb.gov/pubdms
Yarbrough Southwest Corp: http://registry.faa.gov/N211ZN
NTSB Identification: CEN17LA198
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Sunday, May 28, 2017 in LAKEWAY, TX
Aircraft: MOONEY M20J, registration: N211ZN
Injuries: 1 Uninjured.
NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.
On May 28, 2017, about 1200 central daylight time, a Mooney M20J airplane, N211ZN, impacted ground objects during a runway excursion on runway 34 at the Lakeway Airpark (3R9), near Lakeway, Texas. The pilot was uninjured. The airplane sustained substantial wing damage. The airplane was registered to Yarbrough Southwest Corp. and was operated by the pilot as a 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed in the area about the time of the accident and the flight was not operated on a flight plan. The flight originated from the Tierra Linda Ranch Airport, near Kerrville, Texas, about 1139 and was destined for 3R9.
According to the pilot, his glasses broke during the flight. The right lens screw fell out, which caused the lens to separate from the frame and fall out away from his reach. Aware of power lines at the south end of the field, the pilot elected to fly a higher glidepath than normal and proceed into the landing sequence higher than was normal due to his now restricted vision, so as to assure clearance of the power lines. The airplane landed long. The pilot subsequently recognized that the airplane was long of the desired touchdown point and elected not to go around due to concern of obstacles in the area. Due to the long landing, the airplane continued off the runway and its left wing impacted a stone mailbox.
The pilot's report indicated that there were no airplane mechanical malfunctions.
The pilot's report indicated "unknown" for his medical certificate. Federal Aviation Administration records revealed that the pilot's last medical certificate was dated December 18, 2007.
The pilot's safety recommendation was "to purchase corrective lenses with frames that will not allow a lens to fall out" and to "bring an additional set of glasses when flying."
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Sunday, May 28, 2017 in LAKEWAY, TX
Aircraft: MOONEY M20J, registration: N211ZN
Injuries: 1 Uninjured.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.
On May 28, 2017, about 1245 central daylight time, a Mooney M20J airplane, N211ZN, impacted ground objects during a runway excursion on runway 34 at the Lakeway Airpark (3R9), near Lakeway, Texas. The pilot was uninjured. The airplane sustained substantial wing damage on impact with the ground objects. The airplane was registered to Yarbrough Southwest Corp. and was operated by the pilot as a 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed in the area about the time of the accident and the flight was not operated on a flight plan. The flight originated from the Kerrville Municipal Airport/Louis Schreiner Field, near Kerrville, Texas and was destined for 3R9.
According to initial information, the pilot reported that his glasses broke during the first flight following an annual inspection. The pilot landed the airplane long, it exited the end of the runway, and the airplane impacted a stone mailbox with its wing.
4:45 p.m. update: A small plane that crashed in Lakeway has been moved back onto the airport property and there are no further road closures, Lakeway police said.
Earlier this afternoon, the pilot ran off the runway at the Lakeway Airpark, drove through a driving range and hit a tree and a mailbox, a Lakeway Police Department dispatcher said.
Lakeway Police Sgt. Jason Brown said there were initial reports of minor injuries, but he said no one was taken to the hospital.
A portion of the 500 block of Flamingo Boulevard north of the airport was closed for a couple of hours but has since reopened, with no further road closures, Brown said.
The Department of Public Safety and the Federal Aviation Administration are handling the investigation, Brown said.
Earlier: A small plane crashed into a tree in Lakeway Sunday afternoon, a Lakeway police dispatcher said.
The call came in at 12:45 p.m. Sunday at the 115 block of Flying Scot Street in Lakeway.
The pilot ran off the runway at the Lakeway Airpark, drove through a driving range and struck a tree and a mailbox, the dispatcher said. No major injuries were reported.
The Federal Aviation Administration and the Texas Department of Public Safety are en route to assist in the investigation.
The dispatcher said she could not release the name or age of the pilot, and she did not know if the pilot was attempting to take off or to land.
Original article can be found here: http://www.statesman.com
LAKEWAY, Texas (KXAN) – A small plane crashed early Sunday afternoon after landing south-to-north at Lakeway Airpark, said Lakeway Police Chief Todd Radford.
The pilot, who was the only occupant, was not hurt, he said.
Just before 12:45 p.m., the Mooney M20J ran off the north end of the runway, through a golf driving range and across the 500 block of Flamingo Boulevard before striking a rock mailbox and a tree, Radford said.
The Texas Department of Public Safety and the Federal Aviation Administration were sending crews to assist in the investigation soon after the call came in, he said.
Original article can be found here: http://kxan.com
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