# Accident 19960814047629A: Mooney M20F, Hanover, PA, August 14, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1996, 20:52 local time
- Place: Hanover, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8101° N, 76.9797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8101&lon=-76.9797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9103V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9103V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD96LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960814047629A

## Narrative

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

(-16) ON AUGUST 14, 1996, AT 2052 HOURS, A MOONEY M20F, REGISTERED TO MERLE A. HERR, CRASHED EAST OF HANOVER AIRPORT, HANOVER, PA. PILOT HERR WAS ON A FAR PART 91 FLIGHT FROM CHESTER COUNTY, PA TO HANOVER, PA. UPON LANDING AT HANOVER, PILOT HERR INITIATED A GO-AROUND, HITTING A "SPEED-LIMIT" SIGN ON THE ROAD ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER COMING TO REST IN A CORNFIELD. PILOT HERR, THE ONLY OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 IAD96LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA135), Aug 15, 1996: Mooney M20F (N9103V), Hanover, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's delay in aborting the landing. Factors related to the accident were: the lack of braking action on the wet grass runway, the pilot's lack of experience in the make and model of airplane,…

## Other reports on N9103V (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20040503009139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040503009139I), May 3, 2004: Mooney M20F (N9103V), Meadville, PA, Minor damage. (-23) Failure of the pilot to verify that the landing gear switch was in the "down" position; this caused the landing gear to retract before the aircraft…
- [Incident 20011203034719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011203034719I), Dec 3, 2001: Mooney M20F (N9103V), Titusville, PA, Minor damage. (-23) Electrical failure caused the gear not to extend. Pilot failed to extend the gear manually. Submission of this report closes this incident.
- [Incident 19930614023339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930614023339I), Jun 14, 1993: Mooney M20F (N9103V), Newberry Spring, CA, Minor damage. Lost oil pressure. Forced landing on frontage road. Found a broken oil line fitting.

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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