ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 285141
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| Date: | Monday 19 March 2007 |
| Time: | 15:15 LT |
| Type: |  Mooney M20K |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N231KZ |
| MSN: | 25-0291 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2200 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Marysville, California -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Marysville-Yuba County Airport, CA (MYV/KMYV) |
| Marysville-Yuba County Airport, CA (MYV/KMYV) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After departing Runway 14 the pilot extended his downwind leg for an incoming airplane. After sighting the incoming traffic and turning onto final approach, the pilot observed an unlighted approach light bar immediately in front of him, which the airplane subsequently "clipped". The airplane then impacted two more light bar standards prior to impacting terrain and coming to rest upright about 1,000 feet from the approach end of Runway 14. The pilot stated that if he had not extended his downwind and had activated the pilot controlled lighting, the accident would have been avoided. The airplane's firewall and left wing sustained substantial damage.
Probable Cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain a proper glidepath while on final approach and his failure to maintain clearance, which resulted in an undershoot and subsequent collision with the runway's approach light standards. A factor was the approach light standards.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA07LA079
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 April 1983 | N231KV | Private | 0 | Trenton, NE | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Oct-2022 18:18 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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