MCHENRY, MD, USA
N7784M
MOONEY M-20F
THE PLT MADE THE LNDG APCH WITH FULL FLAPS AT AN AIRSPEED OF APRX 90 KTS. ACCORDING TO THE PLT, HE ENCOUNTERED WIND SHEAR AT THE RWY THRESHOLD, LANDED HARD, AND BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE PLT TRIED TO MAKE A GO-AROUND BUT WAS UNABLE TO CLIMB OUT OF GROUND EFFECT OR GAIN FLYING SPEED. THE ACFT STALLED AND COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND LEFT OF THE RWY. RWY 26 WAS USED. THE LOCAL WINDS WERE REPORTED AT 260 DEGS AT 5 KTS.
THE PILOT LANDED HARD AND COLLAPSED THE LANDING GEAR WHEN HE FAILED TO ARREST HIS DESCENT RATE DURING LANDING. AFTERWARDAS HE TRIED TO MAKE A GO-AROUND THE PILOT DID NOT OBTAIN ADEQUATE FLYING SPEED, THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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