# NTSB NYC03LA160: Mooney M20E, N3220F, Guilford, OH, June 16, 2003 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: June 16, 2003, 16:15 local (20:15 UTC) - Place: Guilford, OH - Coordinates: 40.789722, -80.863609 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7897&lon=-80.8636&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 30, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA FSDO-25 - NTSB case key (mKey): 57479 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC03LA160 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/57479/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA160 ## Probable cause The pilot's misjudged speed and distance while landing, and his failure to do a go-around. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Overrun, landing - distance/speed - misjudged, pilot in command (cause) - go-around - not performed, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water collision with object, landing - object - fence ## Analysis The pilot was landing on a 2,360-foot-long, 37-foot-wide, asphalt runway. His final approach was high and fast, and the airplane touched down near the midpoint of the runway. The airplane then traveled off the end of the runway and struck a guardrail. ## Factual narrative On June 16, 2003, at 1615 eastern daylight time, a Mooney M20E, N3220F, was substantially damaged while landing at Weltzien Skypark (15G), Guilford, Ohio. The private pilot and pilot rated passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight that departed Carroll County-Tolson Airport (TSO), Carrollton, Ohio, about 1545. No flight plan was filed for the personal flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The pilot was landing on runway 03, a 2,360-foot-long, 37-foot-wide asphalt runway. The pilot initially reported to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector that the airplane was "high" and "fast" on the final approach, and it touched down near the midpoint of the runway. The airplane then traveled off the end of the runway and struck a guardrail. During a subsequent telephone interview with a Safety Board investigator, the pilot reported that his approach was normal, and he touched down with 1,600 feet of runway remaining. The pilot added that he planned to have the aircraft manufacturer examine the brakes. The pilot later reported, on the Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report form, that there were no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane. According to a witness, the airplane appeared high and fast on final approach. During the landing flare, the airplane floated to approximately mid-field. The airplane then touched down and overran the runway. The reported wind at an airport approximately 20 miles northeast of the accident site, at 1651, was from 120 degrees at 8 knots. Examination of the airplane by the FAA inspector revealed substantial damage to the propeller, nose gear, and fuselage. The inspector did not observe any pre-impact mechanical malfunctions. ## Aircraft - Registration: N3220F (not matched to a registry record) - Reported make and model: Mooney M20E - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 670013 - Airframe hours: 2060 - Engines: Lycoming IO-360 200 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Mark R. Whittaker - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, July 8, 2002, 112 hours before - Departed: TSO, Carrollton, OH - Destination: 15G, Guilford, OH - Airport: 15G, Weltzien Skypark, runway 3, 2,360 × 37 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 41; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; last flight review June 16, 2003; seat: left; flight hours: 238 total, 91 in this make and model, 207 as pilot in command, 49 in the last 90 days, 20 in the last 30 days, 5 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 120° at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 14,000 ft broken - Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 59 °F - Altimeter: 30.12 inHg - Observed at: YNG, 20 nm away ## 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 20030616019889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030616019889A), Jun 16, 2003: Mooney M20E, Wadsworth, OH, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot landed long on a 2400 foot runway and could not get stopped on runway. Aircraft struck a barricade off the end of the runway and sustained minor… 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.