ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 275426
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| Date: | Friday 11 February 2022 |
| Time: | 20:06 LT |
| Type: |  Mooney M20J 201 |
| Owner/operator: | Aviation Partners Sa LLC |
| Registration: | N201VZ |
| MSN: | 24-0243 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-A3B6D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near West Houston Airport (IWS/KIWS), Houston, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Castroville Municipal Airport, TX (KCVB) |
| Katy, TX | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane was approaching the destination airport in dark night conditions when it collided with trees, impacted terrain, and came to rest about 500 ft before the runway threshold. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and empennage. Neither occupant could remember the events of the accident flight.
A postaccident examination of the engine and airframe revealed no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. Additionally, data recovered from multiple devices that contained non-volatile memory revealed no anomalies with recorded engine parameters and that all flight parameters were consistent with controlled flight.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a proper glidepath while on the final approach segment of the traffic pattern in dark night conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN22LA118
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=201VZ
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N201VZ/history/20220212/0014Z/KCVB/KIWS
Location
Media:
A plane has crashed in Harris Co. near the 18000 block of Clay Road. Both occupants have been airlifted to a Houston area hospital for their injuries.
— TxDPS - Southeast Texas Region (@TxDPSSoutheast) February 12, 2022
DPS Troopers are securing the scene and waiting for the FAA and NTSB to arrive. @HCSOTexas is assisting. pic.twitter.com/uz3QDOntV4
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2022 17:14 | Geno | Added |
| 12-Feb-2022 19:02 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Destination airport, Source] |
| 12-Feb-2022 19:03 | harro | Updated [Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Source] |
| 12-Feb-2022 19:04 | harro | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Feb-2022 19:12 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Feb-2022 19:14 | RobertMB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Feb-2022 01:26 | johnwg | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 13-Feb-2022 12:26 | Captain Adam | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Feb-2022 18:01 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 16-Feb-2022 12:46 | Captain Adam | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 04-Mar-2022 22:18 | Captain Adam | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category] |
| 02-Apr-2022 11:58 | johnwg | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
| 16-Jun-2023 06:35 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [[Time, Narrative]] |
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