What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft landed long and ran off end of runway. (-23) aircraft departed nantucket memorial airport at 0826 (EST) on a IFR flight plan with an intended destination of Pawtucket, r.I. (Sfz). The pilot reported to the NTSB that he was established on localizer runway 05 approach at sfz. He said the airplane was at 820 feet (MSL) 1.9 DME from the runway threshold when he began to prepare for the missed approach. The pilot State that he knew he "wasn't going to get in because the cloud cover was too thick." He stated that when he pushed the mixture, propeller, and powerlevers forward he felt no "surge" no corresponding increase in propeller or engine RPM. The pilot stated the airplane experienced a power loss, and airspeed degeneration. The pilot explained that the airspeed decayed from 105 to 80 knots. He said, I pushed the nose over to avoid a stall "and subsequently" spotted the runway, I knew we were too FAR down. I decided I would rather land long "than continue and chance uncertain terrain beyond the airport. He said the airplane was hydroplaning all the way down the runway and continued of the end impacting the localizer support system. The pilot john manera and wife joni manera had serious injuries and were admitted to rhode island hospital. The 5 month old infant was uninjured. The pilot was released from the hospital on 11/12/96. John and joni manera have not contacted this office to be interviewed or supplied their statements to this office. On 11/13/96 investigators from Cessna and Continental joined us at (sfz) to perform ground runs of the engines on N36JM. Both engines were successfully started and ran. A full performance run was not possible because of the condition of the aircraft. A formal ATC package has been ordered and will be forwarded to NTSB.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT LANDED LONG AND RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY. (-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED NANTUCKET MEMORIAL AIRPORT AT 0826 (EST) ON A IFR FLIGHT PLAN WITH AN INTENDED DESTINATION OF PAWTUCKET, R.I. (SFZ). THE PILOT REPORTED TO THE NTSB THAT HE WAS ESTABLISHED ON LOCALIZER RUNWAY 05 APPROACH AT SFZ. HE SAID THE AIRPLANE WAS AT 820 FEET (MSL) 1.9 DME FROM THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD WHEN HE BEGAN TO PREPARE FOR THE MISSED APPROACH. THE PILOT STATE THAT HE KNEW HE "WASN'T GOING TO GET IN BECAUSE THE CLOUD COVER WAS TOO THICK." HE STATED THAT WHEN HE PUSHED THE MIXTURE, PROPELLER, AND POWERLEVERS FORWARD HE FELT NO "SURGE" NO CORRESPONDING INCREASE IN PROPELLER OR ENGINE RPM. THE PILOT STATED THE AIRPLANE EXPERIENCED A POWER LOSS, AND AIRSPEED DEGENERATION. THE PILOT EXPLAINED THAT THE AIRSPEED DECAYED FROM 105 TO 80 KNOTS. HE SAID, I PUSHED THE NOSE OVER TO AVOID A STALL "AND SUBSEQUENTLY" SPOTTED THE RUNWAY, I KNEW WE WERE TOO FAR DOWN. I DECIDED I WOULD RATHER LAND LONG "THAN CONTINUE AND CHANCE UNCERTAIN TERRAIN BEYOND THE AIRPORT. HE SAID THE AIRPLANE WAS HYDROPLANING ALL THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY AND CONTINUED OF THE END IMPACTING THE LOCALIZER SUPPORT SYSTEM. THE PILOT JOHN MANERA AND WIFE JONI MANERA HAD SERIOUS INJURIES AND WERE ADMITTED TO RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL. THE 5 MONTH OLD INFANT WAS UNINJURED. THE PILOT WAS RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL ON 11/12/96. JOHN AND JONI MANERA HAVE NOT CONTACTED THIS OFFICE TO BE INTERVIEWED OR SUPPLIED THEIR STATEMENTS TO THIS OFFICE. ON 11/13/96 INVESTIGATORS FROM CESSNA AND CONTINENTAL JOINED US AT (SFZ) TO PERFORM GROUND RUNS OF THE ENGINES ON N36JM. BOTH ENGINES WERE SUCCESSFULLY STARTED AND RAN. A FULL PERFORMANCE RUN WAS NOT POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF THE CONDITION OF THE AIRCRAFT. A FORMAL ATC PACKAGE HAS BEEN ORDERED AND WILL BE FORWARDED TO NTSB.
NTSB investigation
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