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FAA accident report · Mooney M20J · Farmington, DE · November 27, 2015

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Date
November 27, 2015 · 04:25 local
Place
Farmington, DE
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Collision on the ground
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N201HK
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA16CA057
Reported as
Mooney M20J
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
4,463 total920 in this make and model37 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

On November 27, 2015, a stearman, N53488, ^owned and operated by jeff chorman^, departed a private field for a short trip to chorman field (D74), greenwood, DE. His father-in-law, a private pilot, was also on board. A weather briefing was not obtained, but the pilot did obtain georgetown, DE (ged) AWOS. Winds were light, but favored runway 16, according to interview with ^Mr. Chorman^. N53488 entered the pattern and landed on runway 16 with no issues. This runway is 3588 feet long. 16 does not have a displaced threshold. This aircraft does not have a radio. As this aircraft was in the pattern another aircraft, Mooney M20J, N201HK, based at D74, was entering for the opposite runway, 34. This pilot had obtained an abbreviated weather briefing and was on a local flight. The Mooney landed on runway 34 and was rolling out when he noticed the stearman rolling down the opposite runway and when he realized that the stearman did not see him, he applied full brakes, skidded on runway and stopped. The stearman was on a three point rollout and continued to roll down runway 16, the Mooney tried to add power to move off the runway, but it was too late. The two aircraft stuck, approximately 1286 feet from approach end of runway 34. The stearman's lower right wing and prop stuck the moonye's right wing, right side of fuselage, just behind baggage door and empennage. The Mooney's empennage was bent to the left. There were no injuries. Substantial damage to the Mooney right wing, fuselage and empennage. There was substantial damage to lower left wing of stearman and a prop strike. The aircraft were moved and towed into prospective hangers. There were four witnesses to this accident. The stearman passenger, two people on the ground, they were workers for chorman and the other was a pilot flying with his family and landing at D74. Statements obtained and interviews completed. All witnesses did state that they believed the favored runway should have been 16.

As the FAA filed it

ON NOVEMBER 27, 2015, A STEARMAN, N53488, ^OWNED AND OPERATED BY JEFF CHORMAN^, DEPARTED A PRIVATE FIELD FOR A SHORT TRIP TO CHORMAN FIELD (D74), GREENWOOD, DE. HIS FATHER-IN-LAW, A PRIVATE PILOT, WAS ALSO ON BOARD. A WEATHER BRIEFING WAS NOT OBTAINED, BUT THE PILOT DID OBTAIN GEORGETOWN, DE (GED) AWOS. WINDS WERE LIGHT, BUT FAVORED RUNWAY 16, ACCORDING TO INTERVIEW WITH ^MR. CHORMAN^. N53488 ENTERED THE PATTERN AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 16 WITH NO ISSUES. THIS RUNWAY IS 3588 FEET LONG. 16 DOES NOT HAVE A DISPLACED THRESHOLD. THIS AIRCRAFT DOES NOT HAVE A RADIO. AS THIS AIRCRAFT WAS IN THE PATTERN ANOTHER AIRCRAFT, MOONEY M20J, N201HK, BASED AT D74, WAS ENTERING FOR THE OPPOSITE RUNWAY, 34. THIS PILOT HAD OBTAINED AN ABBREVIATED WEATHER BRIEFING AND WAS ON A LOCAL FLIGHT. THE MOONEY LANDED ON RUNWAY 34 AND WAS ROLLING OUT WHEN HE NOTICED THE STEARMAN ROLLING DOWN THE OPPOSITE RUNWAY AND WHEN HE REALIZED THAT THE STEARMAN DID NOT SEE HIM, HE APPLIED FULL BRAKES, SKIDDED ON RUNWAY AND STOPPED. THE STEARMAN WAS ON A THREE POINT ROLLOUT AND CONTINUED TO ROLL DOWN RUNWAY 16, THE MOONEY TRIED TO ADD POWER TO MOVE OFF THE RUNWAY, BUT IT WAS TOO LATE. THE TWO AIRCRAFT STUCK, APPROXIMATELY 1286 FEET FROM APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 34. THE STEARMAN'S LOWER RIGHT WING AND PROP STUCK THE MOONYE'S RIGHT WING, RIGHT SIDE OF FUSELAGE, JUST BEHIND BAGGAGE DOOR AND EMPENNAGE. THE MOONEY'S EMPENNAGE WAS BENT TO THE LEFT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE MOONEY RIGHT WING, FUSELAGE AND EMPENNAGE. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO LOWER LEFT WING OF STEARMAN AND A PROP STRIKE. THE AIRCRAFT WERE MOVED AND TOWED INTO PROSPECTIVE HANGERS. THERE WERE FOUR WITNESSES TO THIS ACCIDENT. THE STEARMAN PASSENGER, TWO PEOPLE ON THE GROUND, THEY WERE WORKERS FOR CHORMAN AND THE OTHER WAS A PILOT FLYING WITH HIS FAMILY AND LANDING AT D74. STATEMENTS OBTAINED AND INTERVIEWS COMPLETED. ALL WITNESSES DID STATE THAT THEY BELIEVED THE FAVORED RUNWAY SHOULD HAVE BEEN 16.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA16CA057Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportFarmington, DEBoth pilots' failure to maintain visual separation during landing at an uncontrolled airport. Contributing to the accident was the Mooney pilot's lack of prompt evasive action once the biplane had been spotted on the same runway. In addition, the biplane…Nov 27, 2015 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage

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