Probable cause
The student pilot's failure to maintain control during a go-around.
NTSB analysis
The student pilot was landing with a headwind of 15 knots, gusting to 22 knots. When the airplane was on short final approach, at about 10 to 12 feet above the runway, the student pilot said that the airplane "fell out of the sky...and bounced on all three wheels." He then applied full power and attempted a go-around. While still airborne, the right wing of the airplane struck a tree approximately 125 feet to the left of the runway centerline. The impact with the tree sheared off the outboard three feet of the right wing and the airplane then struck level terrain and came to rest upright. There was a fuel spill, but no post-impact fire. The impacts caused substantial damage to both wings, the fuselage, engine mounts, landing gear, and tail surfaces. The student pilot reported that he was not injured. An examination of the airplane revealed no preexisting anomalies.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN10CA347 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Jun 26, 2010
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Lubbock, Texas
- Nearest airport
- Town And Country Airpark (F82)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Mooney M20F
- N-number
- N3495X
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
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