20020329004139I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20J · Windsor Locks, CT · March 29, 2002

Date
March 29, 2002 · 21:05 local
Place
Windsor Locks, CT
Airport
Bradley International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N801DW
Reported as
Mooney M20J
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
196 total26 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot stated he compensated for wind gusts of 19KTS from a 40 degree crosswind by increasing airspeed by 10 to 15 knots, but was unable to slow airspeed enough for a proper touchdown. This resulted in a hard landing with three bounces and propeller contact with the ground.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED HE COMPENSATED FOR WIND GUSTS OF 19KTS FROM A 40 DEGREE CROSSWIND BY INCREASING AIRSPEED BY 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BUT WAS UNABLE TO SLOW AIRSPEED ENOUGH FOR A PROPER TOUCHDOWN. THIS RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING WITH THREE BOUNCES AND PROPELLER CONTACT WITH THE GROUND.