ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 380691
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| Date: | Saturday 8 October 1983 |
| Time: | 12:28 LT |
| Type: |  Mooney M20E |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3438X |
| MSN: | 1128 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1737 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-A1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Falmouth, MA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Ballston Spa, NY (5B2 |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE ACFT CIRCLED THE FIELD AND THEN CAME IN FOR LANDING. ON FINAL APRCH THE ACFT WAS IN A LEFT WING LOW CRAB. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE ACFT BOUNCED TOUCHED AGAIN AND THEN THE LEFT WING TOUCHED THE GROUND. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER AND THE ACFT BEGAN TO CLIMB AND TURN TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT RETARDED THE POWER TO ABOUT 1/2 THROTTLE AND ATTEMPTED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING, JUST SHORT OF A GROVE OF TREES.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC84FNA01
History of this aircraft
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 01-Apr-2024 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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