- Date
- June 8, 1985, 10:10 local (16:10 UTC)
- Place
- Lafayette, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5764NMooney M20K
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850608023529A
- Case key
- 16698
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Analysis
On June 8, 1985, a Mooney M20K, impacted the ground off the rwy while landing at alexander dawson arpt, Lafayette, o. the plt said he was attempting to make a short field apchto the plt, the apch was high and fast. The acft landed, porpoised, and departed the end of the rwy. The plt was not injured.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5764N
- Reported as
- Mooney M20K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 250830
- Airframe hours
- 90
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-360 LB, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Denver Air Center
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 19, 1984 · 90 hours before
- Departed
- BJC · Broomfield, CO
- Airport
- Alexander Dawson
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
- 38
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 420 total · 43 in this make and model · 348 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.