# Accident 19990527005879A: Mooney M20R, Ravenna, OH, May 27, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: May 27, 1999, 21:00 local time - Place: Ravenna, OH - Airport: Portage County Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 41.1505° N, 81.2404° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1505&lon=-81.2404&mi=10 - Aircraft: N496DE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N496DE) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Mooney M20R (registry code 5870225, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20r) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: MOONEY M20R - Reported engine: CONT IO550G - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 1,750 total, 200 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC99LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA129) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990527005879A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ACFT BOUNCED ON LANDING, RAN OFF THE RWY, STRUCK A MOUND, AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR BROKE OFF. (FROM .19) ON MAY 27, 1999, ABOUT 2130 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A MOONEY M20R, N496DE, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE LANDING AT THE PORTAGE COUNTY AIRPORT (29G), RAVENNA, OHIO. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE FLIGHT THAT DEPARTED THE MANSFIELD LAHM MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, MANSFIELD, OHIO. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE AIRPLANE WAS ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 27, A 3,500 FOOT LONG, 75 FOOT WIDE, ASPHALT RUNWAY. IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT, THE PILOT SAID: "....I LANDED HARD AND BOUNCED. THE APPROACH WAS GOOD AND NORMAL. WINDS WERE LIGHT AND FROM THE WEST. AFTER BOUNCING I ADDED POWER TO GO AROUND BECAUSE I COULDN'T SEE THE RUNWAY OR LIGHTS. AFTER POWER WAS ADDED I DID NOT FEEL THAT I WAS GETTING A POSITIVE RATE OF CLIMB. THE AIRPLANE JUST SEEMED TO JUST HANG THERE.....AFTER FEELING THAT I WASN'T CLIMBING I CUT THE POWER AND LANDED...." THE AIRPLANE WENT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, DOWN A GRASS EMBANKMENT, ACROSS A DRAINAGE DITCH, AND S TRUCK A LARGE CEMENT BOX. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE BY A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INSPECTOR, DID NOT REVEAL ANY PRE-IMPACT ABNORMALITIES OF THE AIRFRAME OR ENGINE. (.4) ON MAY 27, 1999, ABOUT 2100 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A MOONEY M20R, N496DE, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE LANDING AT THE PORTAGE COUNTY AIRPORT (29G), RAVENNA, OHIO. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE FLIGHT THAT DEPARTED THE MANSFIELD LAHM MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, MANSFIELD, OHIO. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE AIRPLANE WAS ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 27, A 3,500 FOOT LONG, 75 FOOT WIDE, ASPHALT RUNWAY. IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT, THE PILOT SAID: "...I LANDED HARD AND BOUNCED. THE APPROACH WAS GOOD AND NORMAL. WINDS WERE LIGHT AND FROM THE WEST. AFTER BOUNCING I ADDED POWER TO GO AROUND BECAUSE I COULDN'T SEE THE RUNWAY OR LIGHTS. AFTER POWER WAS ADDED I DID NOT FEEL THAT I WAS GETTING A POSITIVE RATE OF CLIMB. THE AIRPLANE JUST SEEMED TO JUST HANG THERE. AT THIS TIME I WAS JUST TRYING TO SEE THE RUNWAY LIGHTS. I COULD NOT MAKE THEM OUT...AFTER FEELING THAT I WASN'T CLIMBING I CUT THE POWER AND LANDED..." THE AIRPLANE LANDED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, IT THEN VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, DOWN A GRASS EMBANKMENT, ACROSS A DRAINAGE DITCH, AND STRUCK A LARGE CEMENT BOX. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE BY A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INSPECTOR, DID NOT REVEAL ANY PRE-IMPACT ABNORMALITIES OF THE AIRFRAME OR ENGINE. THE AIRPLANE WAS EQUIPPED WITH SPEED BRAKES, WHICH FUNCTIONED NORMALLY AFTER 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 NYC99LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA129), May 28, 1999: Mooney M20R (N496DE), Ravenna, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing, and his failure to maintain directional control after touchdown. 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. 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