# Accident 20060828017179A: Mooney M20C, Eastsound, WA, August 28, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 2006, 09:30 local time
- Place: Eastsound, WA
- Airport: Orcas Island Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.7006° N, 122.9103° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7006&lon=-122.9103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5738Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5738Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 963 total, 254 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA06LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06LA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060828017179A

## Narrative

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

(-23) UPON APPROACH AT ORS THERE WAS A GUST OF WIND. THE PILOT APPLIED MORE POWER BUT WAS A DELAY OF ABOUT 3 SECONDS. THE A/C LANDED HARD COLLAPSING THE LANDING GEAR. THE A/C SLID OFF THE RUNWAY ONTO THE GRASS.

## 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 SEA06LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06LA172), Aug 28, 2006: Mooney M20C (N5738Q), Eastsound, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during final approach resulting in an inadvertent stall and hard landing.

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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