# Accident 19920806029519A: Mitchell John C LITTLE TOOT, Franklin, PA, August 6, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1992, 20:15 local time
- Place: Franklin, PA
- Airport: Chess-Lamberton
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3903° N, 79.8303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3903&lon=-79.8303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N163JM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N163JM-1992-09-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mitchell John C LITTLE TOOT (registry code 05653L3, https://openairdocs.org/model/mitchell-john-c-little-toot) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920806029519A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PORPOISED LANDING. PROP HIT RUNWAY. SLID ON NOSE. NOSED OVER. BURNED. FIRST LANDING IN HOMEBUILT. NO CHECK OUT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC92LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA144), Aug 7, 1992: John Mitchell Myers Special (N163JM), Franklin, PA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY PORPOISED THE AIRPLANE DURING THE LANDING AND IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING. A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THIS TYPE OF AIRCRAFT.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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