- Date
- August 24, 1981
- Place
- San Andreas, CA · SAN ANDREAS, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5853QMooney M20E
- Status
- Completed · report November 9, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810824051219A
- Case key
- 124493
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2306 81/8/24 SAN ANDREAS,CA MOONEY M20E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 21, UNK/NR TIME - 2050 N5853Q PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CALAVERAS COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PALO ALTO,CA SAN ANDREAS,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- RWY GRADIENT SLOPED .83PCT DWNHILL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5853Q
- Reported as
- Mooney M20E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Calaveras County
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5853Q · 1
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