20021101031779I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20E · Tucson, AZ · November 1, 2002

Date
November 1, 2002 · 15:30 local
Place
Tucson, AZ
Airport
Ryan Field Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1265X
Reported as
Mooney M20E
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0

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.

(-23) After doing airwork for 1.5 hours, the flight instructor and student returned to the airport for touch and go's on runway 24L. Student was habitually coming in low carrying power. After the first touch and go, the aircraft was assigned right traffic rwy 24R. On the downwind leg the instructor and student were discussing approach techniques. Traffic in the pattern joined the aircraft and time was spent looking for it, as well as one ready to depart 24R. Radio transmissions were being "stepped-on" when the aircraft was on short final, and by the time the instructor realized the situation, it was too late to attempt a go-around. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AFTER DOING AIRWORK FOR 1.5 HOURS, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT FOR TOUCH AND GO'S ON RUNWAY 24L. STUDENT WAS HABITUALLY COMING IN LOW CARRYING POWER. AFTER THE FIRST TOUCH AND GO, THE AIRCRAFT WAS ASSIGNED RIGHT TRAFFIC RWY 24R. ON THE DOWNWIND LEG THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT WERE DISCUSSING APPROACH TECHNIQUES. TRAFFIC IN THE PATTERN JOINED THE AIRCRAFT AND TIME WAS SPENT LOOKING FOR IT, AS WELL AS ONE READY TO DEPART 24R. RADIO TRANSMISSIONS WERE BEING "STEPPED-ON" WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON SHORT FINAL, AND BY THE TIME THE INSTRUCTOR REALIZED THE SITUATION, IT WAS TOO LATE TO ATTEMPT A GO-AROUND. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^