- Date
- March 16, 1984, 09:10 local (16:10 UTC)
- Place
- Las Vegas, NM
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7134UMooney M20E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840316008169A
- Case key
- 16349
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Analysis
While enroute, the plt elected to land at Las Vegas, NM & check on his destination wx. He called the fss when the acft was about 30 mi south of Las Vegas & was advised that the wind at Las Vegas was from 230 deg at 20 KTS. He said he experienced severe turbulence while on final apch for rwy 20. Also, he said that on final, this airspeed was slightly fast at 90 mph & that a 10 deg crab was used to maintain rwy alignmnent. Prior to touchdown, he used right bank & left rudder. The plt stated that just as the right wheel touched down, a huge gust blew the acft to the left of the rwy. He added power, but the landing gear contacted sagebrush. The plt then retarded the power & the acft came to a stop. The wind reportedly had gusted to 30 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7134U
- Reported as
- Mooney M20E
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 373
- Airframe hours
- 3,800
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A1A, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Walden, David
- Registered owner
- Walden, David
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 15, 1983
- Departed
- Tuscon, AZ
- Destination
- Boulder, CO
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- LVS · Las Vegas, runway 20, 5,000 × 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
- 34
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 183 total · 124 in this make and model · 140 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 21 knots, gusting 30
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LVS
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.