CHI83LA257

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20J · St. Paul, MN · June 9, 1983

Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
June 9, 1983, 09:30 local (14:30 UTC)
Place
St. Paul, MN
Injuries
1 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N201FCMooney M20J
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19830609025099A
Case key
12212

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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.

Loss of control - on ground/waterLanding - roll
Directional control - not maintainedDual studentCause
Ground loop/swerve - inadvertentDual studentCause
Supervision - inadequatePilot in command(cfi)Cause
On ground/water encounter with terrain/waterLanding - roll
Terrain condition - ditchFactor
Nose gear collapsedLanding - roll
Landing gear,nose gear assembly - overloadFactor

Analysis

The CFI stated that the student (private pilot) was informed of a crosswind condition after the acft was established on the base leg. The CFI stated that after touchdown the acft yawed sharply to the left and proceeded toward the grass area adjacent to the rwy.

Aircraft

Registration
N201FC
Reported as
Mooney M20J
Category
Airplane
Serial number
24-0064
Airframe hours
1,038
Engine
Lycoming IO-360, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Instructional · Part 91
Registered owner
Daniel Dolan
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · May 23, 1983 · 27 hours before
Airport
21D · Lake Elmo, runway 31, 2,600 × 75 ft, asphalt

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
41
Certificates
Commercial, Flight instructor, Airline transport
Airplane ratings
Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Flight hours
6,030 total · 85 in this make and model · 5,777 as pilot in command · 131 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
350° at 5 knots, gusting 8
Visibility
20 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
70 °F

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.