# NTSB CEN13CA144: Mooney M20J, N5763H, Warsaw, IN, January 27, 2013 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: January 27, 2013, 11:40 local (16:40 UTC) - Place: Warsaw, IN - Coordinates: 41.271389, -85.837219 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2714&lon=-85.8372&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 23, 2013 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA South Bend FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 86094 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN13CA144 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/86094/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=86094 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA144 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing and failure to maintain control of the airplane during a go-around maneuver. Contributing to the accident were the pilot’s complacency flying the airplane and his lack of training on bounced landing recovery procedures. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062000): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Mooney M20J, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062000/cases.md?model=5870219), [All aircraft, 1,269 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062000/cases.md) - [Action: lack of action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Mooney M20J, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030/cases.md?model=5870219), [All aircraft, 792 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030/cases.md) - [Training](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02031500): Personnel issues › Experience/knowledge · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Mooney M20J, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02031500/cases.md?model=5870219), [All aircraft, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02031500/cases.md) - [Personality/attitude: complacency](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021020): Personnel issues › Psychological · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Mooney M20J, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021020/cases.md?model=5870219), [All aircraft, 23 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021020/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: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090) (defining event); cases with it: [Mooney M20J, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=5870219), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092); 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-aborted after 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) - [Approach-VFR go-around: 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) - [Uncontrolled descent: 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) - [Other: Dragged wing/rotor/float/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/093); cases with it: [Mooney M20J, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/093/sequence.md?model=5870219), [All aircraft, 319 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/093/sequence.md) - [Post-impact: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094); cases with it: [Mooney M20J, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md?model=5870219), [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that, while approaching the airport for landing, he entered a left downwind leg for the traffic pattern and then “allowed” the wind to push the airplane too close to the runway, which he overshot on final approach. The airplane was not aligned with the runway when it “hit the ground hard and bounced.” The airplane began to porpoise and bounced several more times as it departed the left side of the runway. The pilot attempted a go-around; however, he never regained control of the airplane. The right wingtip impacted an airport fuel storage facility about 350 feet left of the runway, and the airplane came to rest upright about 50 feet from the initial impact. Significant fuel spilled, but no postimpact fire ensued. The impact resulted in the collapse of the landing gear and substantial damage to the engine mount, firewall, fuselage, and both wings. The pilot reported that he had become complacent after flying this airplane for 6 years, that he was unprepared for the violent bouncing from the hard landing, and that he should have had better training to prepare him for the stress, confusion, and surprise that resulted. The pilot also reported no mechanical malfunction or failure that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that after he entered a left downwind he allowed a wind component from his right side to push him too close to his landing runway and he overshot his turn to final. The airplane was not aligned with the runway when it “hit the ground hard and bounced”. The airplane began to porpoise and bounced several more times as it departed the left side of the runway and the pilot attempted a go-around, but never regained control. The right wingtip impacted an airport fuel storage facility about 350 feet to the left of the runway and the airplane came to rest upright about 50 feet from the initial impact. There was a significant fuel spill, but no postimpact fire. The impact resulted in the collapse of the landing gear and substantial damage to the engine mount, firewall, fuselage, and both wings. The pilot reported that he was unprepared for the violent bouncing from the hard landing and that he should have had better training to prepare him for the stress, confusion and surprise that resulted. The pilot also reported that there was no mechanical malfunction or failure and that he had become complacent after flying this airplane for six years. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5763H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5763H-2014-12-09), registration cancelled 2014-12-09, S/N 24-1469, built 1984 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J - Registry model: [Mooney M20J](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (registry code 5870219) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 24-1469 - Airframe hours: 6466 - Engines: CONT MOTOR IO-360 SER 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, September 7, 2012, 57 hours before - Departed: D95, Lapeer, MI - Destination: ASW, Warsaw, IN - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: ASW, Warsaw Municipal Airport, runway 18, 4,012 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 63; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review July 26, 2011; seat: left; flight hours: 1,079 total, 482 in this make and model, 1,006 as pilot in command, 39 in the last 90 days, 22 in the last 30 days, 10 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 150° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Temperature: 27 °F, dew point 19 °F - Altimeter: 30.39 inHg - Observed at: KASW ## 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 20130127001139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130127001139A), Jan 27, 2013: Mooney M20J, Warsaw, IN, Substantial damage. On January 27, 2013 at 1140 EST while landing at Warsaw municpal airport (asw) a Mooney 20J N5763 ,the pilot lost directional control and made contact with the… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 20, 2013, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=86094. 319 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 319 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40386403&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.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. 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