Accident Mooney M20D N5988Q,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 373972
 
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Date:Tuesday 4 November 1986
Time:17:00 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic M20P model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Mooney M20D
Owner/operator:Bill Webster
Registration: N5988Q
MSN: 3213
Year of manufacture:1965
Engine model:LYCOMING O-360-A1D
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Johnson, AR -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Executive
Departure airport:Nashville, TN
Destination airport:Fayetteville, AR (KFYV)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
THE PLT HAD ATTEMPTED A LOCALIZER APCH TO FAYETTEVILLE, AK, AND STATED THAT HIS VOR INDICATOR WOULD NOT HOLD COURSE. THE PLT THEN ELECTED TO ABORT THE APCH AND LAND AT A PVT STRIP NEAR THE FAYETTEVILLE VOR. THE PLT WAS ABLE TO LAND AT THE STRIP BUT ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, HE HELD ENG POWER TOO LONG AND DID NOT BEGIN BRAKING UNTIL 1000 FT OF RWY LENGTH REMAINED. A WITNESS STATED THE PLT ATTEMPTED A GROUND LOOP, BUT THE ACFT SLID SIDEWAYS UNTIL STRIKING A STEEL POST AND WIRE BARRIER.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: MKC87LA013
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB MKC87LA013

Revision history:

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