# Accident 20080707841129A: Tcraft 20, Big Creek, ID, July 7, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 2008, 11:15 local time
- Place: Big Creek, ID
- Airport: Big Creek
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1331° N, 115.3217° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1331&lon=-115.3217&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5652Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5652Q-2010-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT 20
- Reported engine: LYC IO360LYC*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,480 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080707841129A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE LANDED LONG AND FAST AT THIS SHORT, HIGH ALTITUDE, MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP. HE ATTEMPTED TO GO AROUND BUT HIT A PICKUP TRUCK THAT WAS PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT AT THE END AND TO THE RIGHT OF RUNWAY 19.

## 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 SEA08LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA159), Jul 7, 2008: Mooney M20E (N5652Q), Big Creek, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delayed decision to abort the landing and failure to achieve the proper touchdown point. Contributing to the accident was a high density altitude.

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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