- Date
- November 17, 1984, 21:45 local (Nov 18, 1984, 03:45 UTC)
- Place
- Kirksville, MO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3955HMooney M20J
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841117062829A
- Case key
- 33889
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
According to the plt, during a localizer apch impact with an object was heard and the acft yawed left. The plt did not see what the acft hit but stated that he believed the acft struck a bird. Using a flashlight he attempted to inspect theacft in order to assess the damage. While looking outside the cockpit, the plt failed to maintain the proper alt and descended colliding with a tree. After flying into the tree the plt continued the apch and landed safely.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3955H
- Reported as
- Mooney M20J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-0992
- Airframe hours
- 601
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A3B6D, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Keith Lindell
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 7, 1984 · 57 hours before
- Departed
- 7V5 · Brush, CO
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- IRK · Kirksville, runway 35, 6,004 × 100 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 45
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 15,395 total · 50 in this make and model · 15,260 as pilot in command · 334 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 110° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 300 ft
- Temperature
- 32 °F
- Observed at
- IRK
FAA reports on this event · 1
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