- Date
- July 24, 1984, 20:40 local (Jul 25, 1984, 01:40 UTC)
- Place
- Hannibal, MO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19840724058151A19840724119342A
- Case key
- 33755
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Analysis
N7702M experienced an electrical failure en route & diverted to Hannibal. Plt stated he circled the arpt, saw no traffic& decided to land to the south. N38455 had just landed to the north and was on the rwy when the plt saw N7702M attempting to land in the opposite direction. N38455 was veered to the left & the plt of N7702M executed a G0-around. The lower aft fuselage of N7702M contacted the spinning prop of N38455. N7702M returned and made an uneventful landing. Kight condition was dusk with 2 to 4 miles visibility when the accident occurred.
N7702M experienced an electrical failure en route & diverted to Hannibal. Plt stated he circled the aprt, saw no traffic& decided to land to the south. N38455 had just landed to the north and was on the rwy when the plt saw N7702M attempting to land in the opposite direction. N38455 was veered to the left & the plt of N7702M executed a go-around. The lower aft fuselage of N7702M contacted the spinning prop of N38455. N7702M returned and made an uneventful landing. Light condition was dusk with 2 to 4 miles visibility when the accident occurred.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N7702M
- Reported as
- Mooney M20C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 670120
- Airframe hours
- 3,800
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A1D, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- J.D. Flyers
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 2, 1983 · 275 hours before
- Departed
- MLI · Moline, IL
- Destination
- DAL · Dallasal, MO
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- HAE · Hannibal Municipal, runway 17, 3,900 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
- Registration
- N38455
- Reported as
- Piper PA-34-200T
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 34-7770306
- Airframe hours
- 2,928
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-360-E, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Independent Service Co.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 4, 1984 · 48 hours before
- Departed
- OJC · Olathe, KS
- Airport
- HAE · Hannibal Municipal, runway 35, 3,900 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N7702M
- Age
- 41
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 184 total · 47 in this make and model · 133 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N38455
- Age
- 59
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 5,500 total · 3 in this make and model · 5,395 as pilot in command · 67 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 30° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 8,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- UIN, 18 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.