Meadowlark Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Huntington Bch, California 92600
Sunday, September 29, 1985 17:50 PDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE PLT ACKNOWLEDGED THAT ON SHORT FINAL APPROACH TO THE 2330 FT-LONG RWY, THE ACFT'S SPEED WAS 'A LITTLE HOT', & DURING LDG FLARE THE ACFT 'FLOATED IN GROUND EFFECT'. AFTER THE ACFT BOUNCED 3 TIMES THE PLT DECIDED TO GO AROUND & HE APPLIED FULL PWR. THE PLT FORGOT TO RAISE THE FLAPS FROM THEIR FULLY EXTENDED POSITION. THE ACFT OVERRAN THE RUNWAY'S END COLLIDING WITH A RWY LIGHT, 2 PARKED ACFT & A TRUCK, & IT CAME TO REST UPON IMPACTING A COMMERCIAL BLDG. WHICH HOUSED A FBO.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 9/29/1985
Event Day of the Week Sunday
Time of Event 1750
Event Time Zone Pacific Daylight Time
Event City HUNTINGTON BCH
Event State CALIFORNIA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 92600
Event Date Year 1985
Event Date Month 9
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport MEADOWLARK
Event Location Nearest Airport ID L16
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 28
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Pilot
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 25000
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Unknown
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Overcast
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 8
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 23
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) --
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 200
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 8
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) --
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Minor
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor 1
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 1
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 2507
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Sep 30 1985 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1815
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 30238
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 9:15AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N231GW
NTSB Number LAX85LA404
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 M20K
Aircraft Series Identifier M20K
Aircraft Serial Number 250250
Certified Max Gross Weight 2900
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 Unknown
Date of Last Inspection Feb 12 1985 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours --
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Yes
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name JAMES F. BLAKELY
Aircraft Owner Street Address 16071 SANTA BARBARA LANE
Aircraft Owner City HUNTINGTON BCH
Aircraft Owner State CA
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 92649
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address
Operator City
Operator State
Operator Country
Operator Zip code
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 FUL
Departure City FULLERTON
Departure State CA
Departure Country
Departure Time 1725
Departure Time Zone PDT
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 10:36AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 19
Runway Length 2330
Runway Width 36
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --