- Date
- September 10, 1982, 17:50 local (Sep 11, 1982, 00:50 UTC)
- Place
- Scottsdale, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N74742Mooney M20B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 10, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820910047159A
- Case key
- 72583
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt reported he encountered a small amount of turbulence & a fairly strong crosswing on final. Touchdown was smooth & on the left side of the rwy. The acft then veered to the right. The plt saw a ditch ahead & applied full power before becoming airborne. The right wing dipped down touching the ground & the acft crashed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N74742
- Reported as
- Mooney M20B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1742
- Airframe hours
- 3,610
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A1D, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Jerry L. Booker
- Registered owner
- Eugene L. Nelson
- Departed
- IYK · Inyokern, CA
- Destination
- New Hampton, IA
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- SDL · Scottsdale Muni, runway 21, 4,801 × 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
- 48
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 147 total · 5 in this make and model · 93 as pilot in command · 14 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 7,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 178 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SDL
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N74742 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.