- Date
- May 19, 1983, 13:45 local (20:45 UTC)
- Place
- Blaine, WA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1143GMooney M20J
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830519020379A
- Case key
- 39693
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During his first approach to land, the plt initiated a go-around after floating too FAR down the rwy. He reported that the second approach & landing were normal until a few seconds after touchdown. At that time, the acft encountered a gust of wind, lifted off & yawed into the wind. It immediately settled to the rwy while still angled into the wind, then veered off the rwy & collided with a parked acft. According to the plt, the wind was variable from 250 to 270 deg at aprx 10 KTS. There were high trees along the left side of rwy 32 which shielded the first 1/3 of the rwy from winds out of the west. Aprx 18 mi away at bellingham, WA, the 1300 PDT wind was from 310 deg at 8 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1143G
- Reported as
- Mooney M20J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-1352
- Airframe hours
- 104
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A3-B6D, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Competition Aircraft
- Registered owner
- Mooney Aircraft Corporation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- BFI · Seattle, WA
- Destination
- WA09 · Blaine, WA
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- WA09 · Blaine, Municipal, runway 32, 2,100 × 26 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 238 total · 24 in this make and model · 128 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BLI, 18 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.