DEN66D0021

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20D · La Jara, CO · July 2, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 2, 1965
Place
La Jara, CO · LA JARA, CO
Injuries
6 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N1222XMooney M20D
Status
Completed · report August 13, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176803

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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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3-1575   65/7/2    LA JARA COLO        MOONEY M20D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 55 TOTAL
        TIME - 1645                    N1222X              PX-  0  0  5  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SILVERLAKE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    4000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      85
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          220                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR

Aircraft

Registration
N1222X
Reported as
Mooney M20D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Silverlake