19880221021739A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20E · Miles City, MT · February 21, 1988

Date
February 21, 1988 · 12:00 local
Place
Miles City, MT
Airport
Frank Wiley Field
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6693R
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN88LA076
Reported as
Mooney M20E
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,072 total104 in this make and model15 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.

Gusty wind on flare for landing plus asymmetric fuel loading resulted in vertical bank and nose down impact.

As the FAA filed it

GUSTY WIND ON FLARE FOR LANDING PLUS ASYMMETRIC FUEL LOADING RESULTED IN VERTICAL BANK AND NOSE DOWN IMPACT.

NTSB investigation

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