# Accident 19920623021579A: Mooney M20C, Blakely Island, WA, June 23, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1992, 11:00 local time
- Place: Blakely Island, WA
- Airport: Blakely Island Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.5592° N, 122.7990° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5592&lon=-122.7990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5794Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5794Q-2003-05-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 750 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920623021579A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DOWNDRAFT ON FINAL LANDING DOWNWIND IMPACTED HARD ON RUNWAY  LOST CONTROL. RAN OFF RUNWAY. COLLAPSED NOSE AND MAIN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA92LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA133), Jun 23, 1992: Mooney M20C (N5794Q), Blakely Island, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S NOT MAINTAINING THE PROPER RATE OF DESCENT AND NOT MAINTAINING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, AND SEPARATION OF THE NOSE GEAR STRUT AND OVERLOAD OF THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR STRUT. FACTORS…

## Other reports on N5794Q (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19890914066439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890914066439I), Sep 14, 1989: Mooney M20C (N5794Q), Blakely Island, WA, Minor damage. Made a hard landing at Blakely Island airstrip. Aircraft flew back to Boeing field where damage was discovered.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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