- Date
- August 4, 1987, 11:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Mahoney Creek, ID
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8883RBellanca 14-19-3A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 25, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870804043449A
- Case key
- 40669
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Analysis
Drg arrival, the plt inadvertently lndd at the mohoney Creek arpt with a 2050' strip, instead of the intended arpt (indian Creek) which had a 5000' rwy. The arpt elev was 4618'; the density alt was about 7800'. While landing, an overrun occurred & the landing gear collapsed when the acft enctrd sage brush & uneven terrain. The plt rprtd the wind was from 210 deg at 10 gusting 15 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8883R
- Reported as
- Bellanca 14-19-3A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 4245
- Airframe hours
- 2,642
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-F, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert R. Davis
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 21, 1987 · 28 hours before
- Departed
- 2UF · Stanley, ID
- Destination
- S81 · Indian Creek, ID
- Airport
- OU3 · Mahoney Creek, runway 21, 2,050 × 40 ft, dirt
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Flight crew
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- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 44
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 238 total · 237 in this make and model · 182 as pilot in command · 22 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8883R · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.