- Date
- November 14, 1985, 15:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Piper City, IL
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2907LMooney M20F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851114057069A
- Case key
- 13384
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot elected to land on a paved road because his rla was too wet. The aircraft landed on top of a moving automobile. The aircraft remained on top of the automobile as it ran off the side of the road.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2907L
- Reported as
- Mooney M20F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 670301
- Airframe hours
- 4,260
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A1A, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert Bradbury
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 1, 1985
- Departed
- Bowling Green, KY
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
- 43
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,238 total · 486 in this make and model · 2,056 as pilot in command · 23 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,800 ft broken
- Temperature
- 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N2907L · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.