- Date
- October 15, 1990, 12:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Madison Creek, AK
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6601UMooney M20C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 8, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19901015046319A
- Case key
- 5504
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Probable cause
The pilot's premature lift off at an inadequate airspeed. Contributing to the accident was the unplowed snow on the runway.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
During an attempted takeoff, the 219-hour private pilot failed to obtain sufficient flying speed and crashed off the end of a remote snow-covered dirt strip. He had landed there on the previous day after encountering low visibility and whiteout conditions.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6601U
- Reported as
- Mooney M20C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2388
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Michael D. Landa
- Destination
- MCG · Mcgrath, AK
- Airport
- NONE · Madison Creek
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 219 total · 50 in this make and model · 159 as pilot in command · 49 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 10 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.