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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20K · Marysville, CA · March 19, 2007

Date: March 19, 2007 · 14:40 local
Place: Marysville, CA
Airport: Yuba County Airport
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N231KZ
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA07LA079
Reported as: Mooney M20K
Fatal injuries: 0

N231KZRegistration cancelled Sep 16, 2014 · Mooney M20KS/N 25-0294 · Built 1980 Airframe modelMooney M20K Engine modelContinental TSIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft made contact with approach lights at the myv airport, taking out three sets of lights. Made ground contact about 700 feet short of runway 14 at myv, bounced across a drainage ditch before striking water canal berm and driving landing gear through the wings.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT MADE CONTACT WITH APPROACH LIGHTS AT THE MYV AIRPORT, TAKING OUT THREE SETS OF LIGHTS. MADE GROUND CONTACT ABOUT 700 FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY 14 AT MYV, BOUNCED ACROSS A DRAINAGE DITCH BEFORE STRIKING WATER CANAL BERM AND DRIVING LANDING GEAR THROUGH THE WINGS.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB SEA07LA079Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMarysville, CAThe failure of the pilot to maintain a proper glidepath while on final approach and his failure to maintain clearance, which resulted in an undershoot and subsequent collision with the runway's approach light standards. A factor was the approach light…Mar 19, 2007 · Substantial damage