# NTSB CEN11LA372: Mooney M20J, N1146B, North Canton, OH, June 5, 2011 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: June 5, 2011, 19:10 local (23:10 UTC) - Place: North Canton, OH - Coordinates: 40.915, -81.443611 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9150&lon=-81.4436&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 2 minor - Status: Completed, report February 6, 2012 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - Cleveland FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 79308 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN11LA372 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/79308/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=79308 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA372 ## Probable cause The pilot’s improper landing flare and recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a loss of control. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: landing flare](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Incorrect use/operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Mooney M20J, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md?model=5870219), [All aircraft, 1,285 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Mooney M20J, 36 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=5870219), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) (defining event); cases with it: [Mooney M20J, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md?model=5870219), [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240); cases with it: [Mooney M20J, 21 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=5870219), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Mooney M20J, 21 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=5870219), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Mooney M20J, 41 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=5870219), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that the airplane bounced after a hard landing. He attempted to regain control of the airplane, but it veered off the left side of the runway. The airplane came to rest on an embankment, and a postimpact ground fire ensued. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane. ## Factual narrative On June 5, 2011, at 1910 eastern daylight time, a Mooney model M20J airplane, N1146B, was substantially damaged during a hard landing at Akron-Canton Regional Airport (KCAK), North Canton, Ohio. The pilot and passenger sustained minor injuries. The airplane was registered to and operated by the private pilot under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, which was operated on an instrument flight plan. The personal flight departed from Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport (KAZO), Kalamazoo, Michigan, at 1750. The pilot reported that the straight-in visual approach to runway 5 (8,205 feet by 150 feet, asphalt) was uneventful until the airplane bounced after a hard landing. He attempted to regain control of the airplane, but it veered off the left side of the runway. The airplane came to rest on an embankment and a postimpact ground fire ensued. The fuselage, firewall, and both wings were substantially damaged during the event. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane. At 1851, the airport's automated surface observing system reported the following weather conditions: wind 360 degrees at 8 knots; visibility 6 miles with haze; few clouds at 6,000 feet above ground level (agl), scattered clouds at 8,000 feet agl, and a broken ceiling at 22,000 feet agl; temperature 27 degrees Celsius; dew point 12 degrees Celsius; altimeter setting 30.05 inches of mercury. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1146B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1146B-2014-10-17), registration cancelled 2014-10-17, S/N 24-1195, built 1981 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J - Registry model: [Mooney M20J](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (registry code 5870219) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming AEIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (registry code 41522, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 24-1195 - Airframe hours: 2510 - Engines: Lycoming IO-360-A3B6D 200 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Fire: On-Ground - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, June 4, 2010 - Departed: KAZO, Kalamazoo, MI - Destination: KCAK, North Canton, OH - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: KCAK, Akron-Canton Regional Airport, runway 05, 8,204 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 66; injuries: minor; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review March 1, 2010; seat: left; flight hours: 1,060 total, 206 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days, 12 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 360° at 8 knots - Visibility: 6 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 22,000 ft broken - Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 54 °F - Altimeter: 30.04 inHg - Observed at: KCAK ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20110605009639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110605009639A), Jun 5, 2011: Mooney M20J, North Canton, OH, Destroyed. On visiual approach to runway 5 into cak aircraft in control and speeds normal at 75 KTS, no mechanical issues experienced. Upon touchdown aircraft… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 14, 2011, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=79308. 426 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 340 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40359581&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - FAA Inspector Statement (item 2, .PDF, 42 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40359582&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=FAA%20Inspector%20Statement-Redacted.PDF - Weather Reports (item 3, .PDF, 43 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40359583&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Weather%20Reports-Master.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.