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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20F · Kent, WA · September 14, 1991

Date
September 14, 1991 · 17:25 local
Place
Kent, WA
Airport
Crest Airpark Airport
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3492N
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA91LA236
Reported as
Mooney M20F
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
536 total323 in this make and model24 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.

Bounced,porpoised severely. Began go around due to traffic. Rolled vertical. Struck trees severing wing and tail.

As the FAA filed it

BOUNCED,PORPOISED SEVERELY. BEGAN GO AROUND DUE TO TRAFFIC. ROLLED VERTICAL. STRUCK TREES SEVERING WING AND TAIL.

NTSB investigation

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