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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20J · Key Largo, FL · September 1, 1984

Date
September 1, 1984 · 09:30 local
Place
Key Largo, FL
Airport
Port Largo
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1143Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA84LA244
Reported as
Mooney M20J
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A3B6
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
785 total485 in this make and model67 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Left gear collapsed when pilot purposely ground looped aircraft to keep from going from end of runway.

As the FAA filed it

LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED WHEN PILOT PURPOSELY GROUND LOOPED AIRCRAFT TO KEEP FROM GOING FROM END OF RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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