Sky Bryce Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Basye, Virginia 22810
Sunday, July 19, 1987 9:40 EDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

WHEN THE PILOT APPLIED BRAKES DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE ACFT SWERVED LEFT. HE APPLIED THE RIGHT BRAKE TO STRAIGHTEN THE ACFT AND THE ACFT SWERVED RIGHT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT WITH LEFT BRAKE AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. NO MALFUNCTIONS WERE FOUND WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 7/19/1987
Event Day of the Week Sunday
Time of Event 940
Event Time Zone Eastern Daylight Time
Event City BASYE
Event State VIRGINIA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 22810
Event Date Year 1987
Event Date Month 7
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport SKY BRYCE
Event Location Nearest Airport ID W92
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 1263
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Witness
Time of the weather observation 0
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID
Elevation of weather observation facility 0
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 29
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) --
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 360
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 5
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) --
Density Altitude (feet) 0
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency FAA
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 1054
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Jul 20 1987 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 730
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 34246
Date of most recent change to record Dec 18 2002 11:28AM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\GIUV
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N6769U
NTSB Number BFO87LA052
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name MOONEY
Aircraft Model M-20C
Aircraft Series Identifier M-20C
Aircraft Serial Number 2508
Certified Max Gross Weight 2575
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Jan 18 1987 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours 1979
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name VINCENT B RYAN
Aircraft Owner Street Address 3008 FEDERAL HILL DRIVE
Aircraft Owner City FALL CHURCH
Aircraft Owner State VA
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 22044
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name VINCENT RYAN
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address 3008 FEDERAL HILL DRIVE
Operator City FALL CHURCH
Operator State VA
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 22044
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code W10
Departure City MANASSAS
Departure State VA
Departure Country
Departure Time 900
Departure Time Zone EDT
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code
Destination City
Destination State
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Landing
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:35AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 5
Runway Length 2240
Runway Width 50
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --