# Accident 20150704009439A: Mooney M20E, Salem, OR, July 4, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2015, 08:10 local time
- Place: Salem, OR
- Airport: Mcnary Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9192° N, 123.0072° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9192&lon=-123.0072&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5608Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5608Q-2018-03-26) (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: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15FA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15FA208) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150704009439A

## Narrative

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

A/C N5608Q CALLED SLE TOWER FOR CLEARANCE TO LAND AND WAS SUSEQUENTLY CLEARED TO LAND RUNWAY 34.  HIS APPROACH APPEARED NORMAL TO CONTROLLER, BUT THEN HE APPEARED TO "FLOAT" DOWN THE RUNWAY AND SLOWLY CLIMBED TOWARD THE DEPARTURE END. HE THEN SLOWLY TURNED LEFT AND CRASHED INTO THE FIELD ON AIRPORT GROUNDS.

## 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 WPR15FA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15FA208), Jul 4, 2015: Mooney M20E (N5608Q), Salem, OR, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's unstabilized approach and delayed remedial action, which resulted in a porpoise during landing. Also causal to the accident was the pilot’s exceedance of the airplane's critical…

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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