- Date
- August 14, 1987, 11:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Crestwood, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N10816Mooney 20K
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 24, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870814045549A
- Case key
- 13826
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Upon arrival at howell airport the pilot set up a close approach for landing on runway 36 because of deteriorating weather conditions. The pilot was unable to get current wind conditions at the airport from UNICOM but decided to continue the approach. During the landing flare the pilot stated the aircraft 'failed' to lose airspeed and continued to fly. The pilot proceeded to retract the flaps but the aircraft remained airborne. The pilot then added full power for a go-around, sighted trees located at the end of the runway, pulled back on the yoke and stalled the aircraft into the trees. Shortly after the accident winds were reported to be from the south at 12 knots with gusts to 15 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N10816
- Reported as
- Mooney 20K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 250581
- Airframe hours
- 1,880
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-360-LB1, 210 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Kemas Corporation
- Registered owner
- Kemas Corporation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 1, 1987 · 52 hours before
- Departed
- BNA · Nashville, TN
- Destination
- 3HW
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- 3HW · Howell, runway 36, 2,598 × 29 ft, gravel
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
- 40
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,950 total · 1,950 in this make and model · 1,890 as pilot in command · 52 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 900 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MDW, 8 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.