# Accident 20110605009639A: Mooney M20J, North Canton, OH, June 5, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 2011, 19:05 local time
- Place: North Canton, OH
- Airport: Akron-Canton Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9150° N, 81.4436° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9150&lon=-81.4436&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1146B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1146B-2014-10-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series (registry code 41522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYCOMING AEIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 300 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA372](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA372) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110605009639A

## Narrative

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

ON VISIUAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 5 INTO CAK AIRCRAFT IN CONTROL AND SPEEDS NORMAL AT 75 KTS, NO MECHANICAL ISSUES EXPERIENCED. UPON TOUCHDOWN AIRCRAFT UNEXPECTEDLY BOUNCED (HARD LANDING), PILOT INIATED A GO-AROUND (SPEED UNKNOWN) WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF CONTROL. AIRCRAFT STRUCK TERAIN OFF RUNWAY AND VIOLENTLY CAME TO REST IN A RAVINE APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET NORTHWEST OF RUNWAY 5 FACING IN A WEST DIRECTION. PILOT AND PAX IMMEDIATELY EXITED AIRCRAFT, APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES LATER AIRCRAFT WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND EXTINGUISHED BY FIRE DEPARTMENT. PILOT AND PAX TAKEN TO LOCAL HOSPITAL TO TREAT MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 CEN11LA372](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA372), Jun 5, 2011: Mooney M20J (N1146B), North Canton, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare and recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a loss of control.

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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