CHI67F0464

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20C · Ann Arbor, MI · February 23, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 23, 1967
Place
Ann Arbor, MI · ANN ARBOR, MI
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2573WMooney M20C
Status
Completed · report August 7, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
118385

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0580  67/2/23    ANN ARBOR,MICH      MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 174
        TIME - 1130                    N2573W              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - YOUNG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PILOT LANDED ON UNPLOWED RUNWAY.

Aircraft

Registration
N2573W
Reported as
Mooney M20C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Young

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.