# Accident 19961013032229A: Mooney M20J, Harlan, KY, October 13, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1996, 11:15 local time
- Place: Harlan, KY
- Airport: Tucker Guthrie Memorial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8409° N, 83.3194° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8409&lon=-83.3194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N950Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N950Z-2012-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD97LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961013032229A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT BRAKES LOCKED ON LANDING AND ROLLED OFF THE END OF RUNWAY DOWN A HILL. (-23) ON OCT. 13, 1996, AT 1115 EST, A MOONEY M20, N950Z, REGISTERED TO MICHAEL H. LEONIDOV, RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND DOWN AN EMBANKMENT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT HARLAN-GUTHRIE AIRPORT, HARLAN, KY.  VMC CONDITIONSPREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.  THE ATP RATED PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE TWO PASSENGERS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT FREDRICKSBURG, VA, ON OCT. 13, 1996 AT 0930 EST.  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE LANDED WITH EXCESS AIRSPEED AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP ON THE RUNWAY.  AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT'S BRAKES SHOWED THEY WERE OPERATING NORMALLY AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 IAD97LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA007), Oct 13, 1996: Mooney M20J (N950Z), Harlan, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudged distance and speed, and his faiure to attain the proper touchdown point during the landing, which resulted in overrun of the runway and an encounter with terrain.

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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