donkaye Posted September 7, 2018 Report Share Posted September 7, 2018 Without judging I'd like to share a couple of observations and make a comment: 1. Pilot owned aircraft since April of this year. No known Mooney checkout. 2. Palo Alto has a short runway. (2443 feet) 3. I've attached a rough but I believe reasonably close to accurate Weight and Balance after finding out both passengers were in the back seat. 4. Appears to have stalled on go around after a too fast approach. Recommendation to all in unusual loading situations: Do a Weight and Balance and adjust if necessary to the result. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjknick@gmail.com Posted September 7, 2018 Report Share Posted September 7, 2018 Let’s wait for NTSB report. Very sad event. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIm20c Posted September 7, 2018 Report Share Posted September 7, 2018 I’m not going to comment especially being an AF and the swarm of lawyers that will follow. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rahill Posted September 7, 2018 Report Share Posted September 7, 2018 Yes, I did something similar (a practice/estimate W&B, not a stall!) - I was a bit surprised to find that it was within range. Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Posted September 7, 2018 Report Share Posted September 7, 2018 I noticed a significant change in CG and rotation with two adults, half tanks and two cases of oil in the baggage area. Even my buddy riding with me commented on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skydvrboy Posted September 7, 2018 Report Share Posted September 7, 2018 I nearly got myself in trouble once early on with the Mooney when I went into an airport solo and picked up two adults (400+ lbs) who both wanted to ride in the back. I calculated that I was within weight and balance, but forgot to retrim before takeoff. I had a surprisingly early takeoff at low speed and it took everything I had to push the nose down until I could get trimmed up right. I know that doesn't exactly apply to this situation, but very important to retrim if CG changes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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