# NTSB IAD96LA110: Mooney M20M, N1085W, Hartford, CT, July 10, 1996 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 10, 1996, 13:30 local (17:30 UTC) - Place: Hartford, CT - Location: 41.7367° N, 72.6494° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HARTFORD-BRAINARD (HFD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7367&lon=-72.6494&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 31, 1998 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 28077 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD96LA110 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/28077/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA110 ## Probable cause the pilot's inadequate control of the airplane during the approach to landing/landing roll. A related factor is the pilot's inadequate remedial action (attempted go-around). ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Overrun, landing - roll - aircraft control - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - proper touchdown point - not attained, pilot in command - remedial action - inadequate, pilot in command (contributing factor) - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - fence ## Analysis The pilot reported that the airplane was too fast on final approach to land, so he requested and received clearance to perform a 360-degree turn to slow the airplane before landing. When he flared the airplane for landing, it seemed to float. When he attempted to apply full throttle for a go-around, the throttle control would not go in. The airplane touched down more than halfway down the runway, and ran off the departure end of the runway where it collided with a fence. Postaccident examination revealed no evidence of preimpact mechanical anomaly. Flight control continuity was confirmed, and throttle, mixture, and propeller controls were examined, with no anomalies noted. ## Factual narrative On July 10, 1996, at about 1330 eastern daylight time (EDT), a Mooney M20M, N1085W, ran off the departure end of the runway, and collided with a fence after landing at Hartford-Brainard Airport, in Hartford, Connecticut. The pilot, and the one passenger reported no injuries. The airplane sustained substantial damage. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, and no flight plan was filed. The flight operated under 14 CFR Part 91, and originated from Lawrence G. Hanscom Field, in Bedford, Massachusetts, at approximately 1235 EDT. The passenger of the accident aircraft stated that as the aircraft flew over the approach end of the intended landing runway, he thought that the airplane was somewhat higher above the ground than it should have been. He reported that when the pilot attempted to flare the aircraft for landing, it did not settle to the runway, "...rather that it seemed to float down the runway." The passenger stated that he looked "...down and to the left...and observed [the pilot] attempting to push the throttle in for full power... ." The passenger indicated that the power did not increase. The airplane touched down more than halfway down the runway, and veered to the right before it impacted a fence. The pilot reported that when the airplane was about 2 miles out, he recognized that the airplane "...was not slowed down enough for the final approach." The pilot requested and received air traffic control (ATC) clearance to perform a 360 degree turn to the right and rejoin final approach at a slower airspeed. The pilot stated that he performed his final approach procedures, and slowed the airplane to 75-80 knots, but when the airplane passed over the "...dike at the end of 29...[it]...caught a strong updraft...[the airplane] floated, and with 1/3 of the runway used, I attempted to [apply] full throttle for a go around, however the throttle control would not go in." The pilot stated that he decided to land the airplane. After the airplane touched down the pilot "...steered the plane toward the longest open point of ground, which was a corner of the field to the right. The left wing struck a fence post, turning the plane around into the fence." The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Inspector stated that postaccident examination confirmed that the flight controls were capable of normal operation. The FAA Inspector reported that examination of the throttle, mixture and propeller controls established that the controls were capable of normal operation. There was no evidence of preimpact mechanical anomaly. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1085W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1085W), registered now, S/N 27-0043, built 1990 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Mooney M20M - Registry model: [Mooney M20M](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20m) (registry code 5870222) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 27-0043 - Engines: Lycoming TIO-540-AFIA 270 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Bandar K. Al-Faisal - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: BED, BEDFORD, MA - Destination: HFD, CT - Airport: HFD, Hartford-Brainard, runway 29, 2,315 × 71 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 44; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 381 total, 20 in this make and model, 286 as pilot in command, 43 in the last 90 days, 17 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 290° at 7 knots - Visibility: 15 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 5,000 ft broken - Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 52 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: HFD ## 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 19960710016489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960710016489A), Jul 10, 1996: Mooney M20M, Hartford, CT, Substantial damage. Too high and fast landing. Overran runway. Struck a fence. Mooney will float with too much speed. ## Other investigations on N1085W (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 GAA19CA546](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA546), Sep 14, 2019: Mooney M20M (N1085W), Chandler, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper pitch control during takeoff and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the flight… 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. 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