19731021033589A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20D · Portsmouth, NC · October 21, 1973

Date
October 21, 1973
Place
Portsmouth, NC
Airport
Portsmouth
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1922Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD74DLJ20
Reported as
Mooney M20D
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
206 total60 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Plt aware soft spots on rwy. Settled back to rwy bounced drifted l hit bushes abt 2FT abv gnd.

As the FAA filed it

PLT AWARE SOFT SPOTS ON RWY.SETTLED BACK TO RWY BOUNCED DRIFTED L HIT BUSHES ABT 2FT ABV GND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.