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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20J · Summerland Key, FL · November 26, 1997

Date
November 26, 1997 · 10:53 local
Place
Summerland Key, FL
Airport
Summerland Key Cove Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N201LY
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL98LA016
Reported as
Mooney M20J
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A3B6
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
590 total550 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Wind gust reportedly hit Mooney on final. Collapsed left main. Ballooned hit wires poles and residence stilts. (-23) no narrative.

As the FAA filed it

WIND GUST REPORTEDLY HIT MOONEY ON FINAL. COLLAPSED LEFT MAIN. BALLOONED HIT WIRES POLES AND RESIDENCE STILTS. (-23) NO NARRATIVE.

NTSB investigation

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