What happened
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On June 11, 2016, about 1245 pm EST, aircraft N7830V impacted terrain on northeast side of Collegedale Municipal Airport (fgu) runway. The aircraft was a 1964 Mooney M20E, owned by pilot since February 2015. Aircraft attempted to land on runway 3 with a 14 knot tailwind.
Witness 1, located at southeast side of runway, observed the aircraft on approach with landing gear down. The witness stated the aircraft porpoised twice before climbing. The witness had no view of the aircraft beyond initial climb.
Witness 2, located 300 feet south of the crash site, observed aircraft take off and make a hard left turn 100-200 feet above the tree line. Once the aircraft was pointed perpendicular to the runway, it leveled and climb momentarily before the right wing dropped. Following the drop in the right wing, the witness observed the nose quickly drop and the aircraft spiral toward the ground.
Witness 3, located in aircraft flying in a down wind pattern northeast of runway 21, observed the aircraft on short final. After the attempted landing, the witness observed the aircraft in a gradual left bank followed by a steep right bank with a nose high attitude. At the point were the aircraft faced east, the witness observed the nose drop and rotate toward the ground at a high rate of speed.
Neither airport personnel nor witness 3, reported any communication with the accident aircraft. During the accident aircraft's initial left turn, witness 3 attempted to contact accident aircraft. The wind reporting feature, on the airport's AWOS was inoperative at time of accident. Using the airport's windsock, witness 3 observed 14 knot winds from the south.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 11, 2016, ABOUT 1245 PM EST, AIRCRAFT N7830V IMPACTED TERRAIN ON NORTHEAST SIDE OF COLLEGEDALE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (FGU) RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS A 1964 MOONEY M20E, OWNED BY PILOT SINCE FEBRUARY 2015. AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 3 WITH A 14 KNOT TAILWIND.
WITNESS 1, LOCATED AT SOUTHEAST SIDE OF RUNWAY, OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT ON APPROACH WITH LANDING GEAR DOWN. THE WITNESS STATED THE AIRCRAFT PORPOISED TWICE BEFORE CLIMBING. THE WITNESS HAD NO VIEW OF THE AIRCRAFT BEYOND INITIAL CLIMB.
WITNESS 2, LOCATED 300 FEET SOUTH OF THE CRASH SITE, OBSERVED AIRCRAFT TAKE OFF AND MAKE A HARD LEFT TURN 100-200 FEET ABOVE THE TREE LINE. ONCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS POINTED PERPENDICULAR TO THE RUNWAY, IT LEVELED AND CLIMB MOMENTARILY BEFORE THE RIGHT WING DROPPED. FOLLOWING THE DROP IN THE RIGHT WING, THE WITNESS OBSERVED THE NOSE QUICKLY DROP AND THE AIRCRAFT SPIRAL TOWARD THE GROUND.
WITNESS 3, LOCATED IN AIRCRAFT FLYING IN A DOWN WIND PATTERN NORTHEAST OF RUNWAY 21, OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT ON SHORT FINAL. AFTER THE ATTEMPTED LANDING, THE WITNESS OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT IN A GRADUAL LEFT BANK FOLLOWED BY A STEEP RIGHT BANK WITH A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE. AT THE POINT WERE THE AIRCRAFT FACED EAST, THE WITNESS OBSERVED THE NOSE DROP AND ROTATE TOWARD THE GROUND AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED.
NEITHER AIRPORT PERSONNEL NOR WITNESS 3, REPORTED ANY COMMUNICATION WITH THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT. DURING THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT'S INITIAL LEFT TURN, WITNESS 3 ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT. THE WIND REPORTING FEATURE, ON THE AIRPORT'S AWOS WAS INOPERATIVE AT TIME OF ACCIDENT. USING THE AIRPORT'S WINDSOCK, WITNESS 3 OBSERVED 14 KNOT WINDS FROM THE SOUTH.
NTSB investigation
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