- Date
- April 3, 1973
- Place
- Quitman, GA · QUITMAN, GA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5548QMooney M21
- Status
- Completed · report June 8, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730403009609A
- Case key
- 170547
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1058 73/4/3 QUITMAN,GA MOONEY M21 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 894 TIME - 1030 N5548Q PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 576 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - QUITMAN-BROOKS CO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TUSCALOOSA,ALA GAINESVILLE,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 2000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) RAIN, THUNDERSTORM OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 60 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 50 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR REMARKS- WIND VARIABLE GUSTING 60K.IN AN EFFORT NOT TO OVERSHOOT OR GO AROUND ELECTED TO GND LOOP HIT FENCE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5548Q
- Reported as
- Mooney M21
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Quitman-Brooks Co
FAA reports on this event · 1
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