19890213001859A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20J · San Martin, CA · February 13, 1989

Date
February 13, 1989 · 17:05 local
Place
San Martin, CA
Airport
Santa Clara County Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5726M
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX89LA108
Reported as
Mooney M20J
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A3B6
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,022 total300 in this make and model5 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.

Student bounced became confused when CFI changed orders from full stop landing to go around. Both lost control.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT BOUNCED BECAME CONFUSED WHEN CFI CHANGED ORDERS FROM FULL STOP LANDING TO GO AROUND. BOTH LOST CONTROL.

NTSB investigation

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