19831008053599A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20E · Falmouth, MA · October 8, 1983

Date
October 8, 1983 · 12:28 local
Place
Falmouth, MA
Airport
Falmouth
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3438X
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC84FNA01
Reported as
Mooney M20E
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
133 total27 in this make and model8 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.

Aircraft wing dug into ground when pilot began a go around, then aircraft veered left off runway into trees.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WING DUG INTO GROUND WHEN PILOT BEGAN A GO AROUND, THEN AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT OFF RUNWAY INTO TREES.

NTSB investigation

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