- Date
- August 12, 1989, 13:50 local (18:50 UTC)
- Place
- Marietta, OK
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N252WWMooney M20K
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 28, 1991
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890812028859A
- Case key
- 22905
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Probable cause
The pilot's delay in aborting the landing (going around) and his improper raising of the flaps at an inadequate airspeed.
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
During a landing, the acft touched down about 1/3 of the way down the rwy. The plt felt uncomfortable about the landing, but hesitated before electing to go around. During the go-around, he established a climb & began raising the flaps, but was unable to watch the flap indicator to stop the flaps at the 'takeoff' position. Subsequently, the acft crashed in the tops of trees on lower terrain beyond the dep end of the rwy.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N252WW
- Reported as
- Mooney M20K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25-1060
- Engine
- Continental IO-360-MB, 215 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Walter E. Gray, Inc.
- Departed
- ADS · Addison, TX
- Airport
- T40 · Mcgehee Catfish, runway 17, 2,450 × 55 ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,375 total · 697 in this make and model · 52 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
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