OAK79DVG64

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20C · Montague, CA · July 22, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 22, 1979
Place
Montague, CA · MONTAGUE, CA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2567WMooney M20C
Status
Completed · report August 22, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790722016119A
Case key
135214

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1850  79/7/22    MONTAGUE,CA         MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2030                    N2567W              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 44, 790 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            136 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SISKIYOU COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONTAGUE,CA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N2567W
Reported as
Mooney M20C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Siskiyou County

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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