- Date
- August 26, 1988, 19:30 local (Aug 27, 1988, 02:30 UTC)
- Place
- Nehalem, OR
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5813XMooney M20J
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report August 8, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880826035499A
- Case key
- 40875
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After executing one go-around due to overshoot, plt landed long on second approach. Plt attempted to brake to stop, then rejected landing, applied power and became airborne prematurely. Loss of control and collision with terrain followed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5813X
- Reported as
- Mooney M20J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 241565
- Airframe hours
- 633
- Engine
- Lycoming I0-360-A3B6D, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Renton Flight Service
- Registered owner
- Charles J. D'Ambrosia
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 20, 1988 · 39 hours before
- Departed
- BFI · Seattle, WA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- 3S7 · Nehalem, runway 33, 2,400 × 50 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 420 total · 44 in this make and model · 259 as pilot in command · 29 in the last 90 days · 12 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.