- Date
- April 13, 1982, 16:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Crosby, ND
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7446VMooney M20F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 13, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820413013439A
- Case key
- 70373
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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.
Analysis
The pilot reported that the runway had a 6 to 7 ft snowbank on the left side of the runway and a 2 to 3 ft snowbank on the right side. Also, water was on the runway intermittently along the entire length. After landing, the plane started hydroplaning. As the pilot moved the plane to the left to get out of the water, the left wing struck the snowbank. This pulled the front of the aircraft to the left, resulting in further damage. A NOTAM had been issued to warn pilots of the wet runway conditions.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7446V
- Reported as
- Mooney M20F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-1223
- Airframe hours
- 651
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A1A, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Dan L. Schwartz
- Registered owner
- Dan L. Schwartz
- Departed
- MOT · Minot, ND
- Destination
- PPA · Pampa, TX
- Airport
- D50 · Crosby Municipal, runway 12, 2,850 × 50 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
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 125 total · 125 in this make and model · 54 as pilot in command · 36 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 225° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Temperature
- 131 °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.