Mooney M20J N1143G

Summary

On 19 May 1983 at about 20:45 local time, a Mooney M20J registered N1143G, operated by Competition Aircraft, was involved in an accident near Blaine, Washington, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

19 May 1983 at 20:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Blaine, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Blaine, Municipal (WA09)

Coordinates

48.9307, -122.7192

Aircraft

Mooney M20J

Registration

N1143G

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Competition Aircraft

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Seattle → Blaine

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA83LA101

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

DURING HIS FIRST APPROACH TO LAND, THE PLT INITIATED A GO-AROUND AFTER FLOATING TOO FAR DOWN THE RWY. HE REPORTED THAT THE SECOND APPROACH & LANDING WERE NORMAL UNTIL A FEW SECONDS AFTER TOUCHDOWN. AT THAT TIME, THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND, LIFTED OFF & YAWED INTO THE WIND. IT IMMEDIATELY SETTLED TO THE RWY WHILE STILL ANGLED INTO THE WIND, THEN VEERED OFF THE RWY & COLLIDED WITH A PARKED ACFT. ACCORDING TO THE PLT, THE WIND WAS VARIABLE FROM 250 TO 270 DEG AT APRX 10 KTS. THERE WERE HIGH TREES ALONG THE LEFT SIDE OF RWY 32 WHICH SHIELDED THE FIRST 1/3 OF THE RWY FROM WINDS OUT OF THE WEST. APRX 18 MI AWAY AT BELLINGHAM, WA, THE 1300 PDT WIND WAS FROM 310 DEG AT 8 KTS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.