Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary SEA83LA101

BLAINE, WA, USA

Aircraft #1

N1143G

MOONEY M20J

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.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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