Mooney M20C N5738Q

Summary

On 28 August 2006 at about 19:15 local time, a Mooney M20C registered N5738Q was involved in an accident near Eastsound, Washington, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

28 August 2006 at 19:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Eastsound, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Orcas Island (ORS)

Coordinates

48.7006, -122.9103

Aircraft

Mooney M20C

Registration

N5738Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Missoula → Eastsound

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA06LA172

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during final approach resulting in an inadvertent stall and hard landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that approximately 40 minutes prior to landing he noted a reduction in manifold pressure and indicated airspeed, however he elected to continue the flight to his flight-planned destination. He reported that the airplane's approach speed was slow and that he added power too late. A witness stated the airplane seemed slow during the final approach segment of the flight and appeared to have stalled approximately 30-40 feet above the runway. After contacting the runway, the airplane bounced and the pilot applied power. After contacting the runway the second time, the airplane veered off the runway and come to rest west of the intended runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.