Pilot Debrief

Mooney M20E near Big Creek, ID — 2008-07-07

Final reportSEA08LA159
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Date
2008-07-07
Location
Big Creek, ID, USA
Airport
U60
Aircraft
Mooney M20E
Registration
N5652Q
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
Serious
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot's delayed decision to abort the landing and failure to achieve the proper touchdown point. Contributing to the accident was a high density altitude.

NTSB narrative

While landing on a 3,550-foot long runway, the pilot added power to abort the landing and go-around. The airplane failed to gain sufficient altitude and impacted a parked vehicle about 75 feet beyond the departure end of the runway. Witnesses adjacent to the accident site reported observing the airplane land about three quarters down the runway prior to the pilot aborting the landing. Examination of the airplane revealed that the fuselage and wings were structurally damaged. The pilot stated that there were no mechanical anomalies with the airplane prior to colliding with the vehicle. Using recorded weather information from the nearest weather reporting station to the accident site, the density altitude was calculated to be 7,383 feet mean sea level.

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