ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 216594
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| Date: | Tuesday 23 October 2018 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  Mooney M20C Ranger |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9667M |
| MSN: | 670003 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5630 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A1D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Woodbine Municipal Airport (OBI/KOBI), NJ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Woodbine Municipal Airport, NJ (KOBI) |
| Woodbine Municipal Airport, NJ (KOBI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was taking off for a personal flight. According to onboard data, when the airplane reached about 150 ft above ground level, the pitch began to increase; over the next 4 seconds, the airplane’s altitude began to increase as the groundspeed decreased. The airplane then banked to the left and descended nose-down to impact east of the runway. A witness observed that when the airplane reached about 100 ft above the runway, the landing gear was retracted. He then he diverted his attention and shortly after, he heard an impact. The airplane was recorded by airport security video just before ground contact in a near vertical descent (consistent with stall) with the landing gear extended.
The pilot previously reported having physical difficulties manually retracting the landing gear, and as a result, he would use one hand to hold onto something in the cockpit to brace himself, and the other hand to operate the retracting handle assembly “Johnson bar.” To assist in retracting the landing gear, the pilot would also slow the airplane, which was supported by the data recorded by the Stratus 2S for the accident flight and a previous uneventful flight that was examined.
Examination of the airframe, flight controls, engine, engine systems, and landing gear system revealed no evidence of preimpact failure or malfunction. It likely that the pilot intentionally increased the airplane's nose-up pitch and decreased the airplane’s speed in order to assist him retract the landing gear. The ultimate result was the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and an inadvertent stall.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the proper airspeed during takeoff, which resulted in the exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and the airplane experiencing an aerodynamic stall.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
Local broadcast media news, FAA-USCAR
http://www.fox29.com/news/1-killed-in-plane-crash-in-cape-may
NTSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 March 1989 | N9379M | private | 4 | San Andreas, CA | |
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Location
Images:
Photo: NTSB
Media:
1 killed in plane crash at Woodbine Airport in Cape May https://t.co/PgdDt1GrUx
— cathy fuller (@msbenzito) 23 octobre 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Oct-2018 20:15 | 78DELTA | Added |
| 23-Oct-2018 20:45 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source] |
| 23-Oct-2018 20:48 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 24-Oct-2018 05:31 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 09-May-2019 13:11 | Captain Adam | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 16-Apr-2022 17:43 | aaronwk | Updated [Time, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Apr-2022 19:33 | Captain Adam | Updated [Registration, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Apr-2022 19:36 | Captain Adam | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Photo] |
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