ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 367522
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| Date: | Wednesday 10 January 1990 |
| Time: | 20:30 LT |
| Type: |  Mooney M20K |
| Owner/operator: | Elkin Aviation, Inc. |
| Registration: | N5792M |
| MSN: | 25-0856 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1984 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL TSIO-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mineola, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Andrews, TX (E11) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
BEFORE LANDING AT NIGHT, THE PILOT MADE SEVERAL PASSES OVER THE UNFAMILIAR AIRPORT NOTING THAT ONE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY EDGE LIGHTING WAS INOPERATIVE. HE LANDED THE AIRCRAFT AND IT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE LAST 1/3 OF THE RUNWAY. HE THEN VEERED THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE RUNWAY SURFACE TO AVOID HITTING A BARRIER THAT EXTENDED ACROSS THE DEPARTURE END. THE PILOT WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE IT COLLIDED WITH A FENCE AND A DIRT BANK.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S MISJUDGEMENT OF THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT ON THE RUNWAY SURFACE. RELATED FACTORS WERE: DARKNESS AND PARTIAL FAILURE OF THE LIGHTING SYSTEM.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW90LA052
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 22-Mar-2024 15:20 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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