19880224008279A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20C · Minneapolis, MN · February 24, 1988

Date
February 24, 1988 · 01:00 local
Place
Minneapolis, MN
Airport
Crystal Airport
Phase of flight
Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6228U
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI88LA086
Reported as
Mooney M20C
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
184 total102 in this make and model18 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.

Lost control on a touch and go while trying to locate flap switch. Ran off run way into a snowbank.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL ON A TOUCH AND GO WHILE TRYING TO LOCATE FLAP SWITCH. RAN OFF RUN WAY INTO A SNOWBANK.

NTSB investigation

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