NYC67D0374

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20E · Johnstown, PA · November 11, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 11, 1966
Place
Johnstown, PA · JOHNSTOWN, PA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7844VMooney M20E
Status
Completed · report January 27, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
178386

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3520  66/11/11   JOHNSTOWN PA        MOONEY M20E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 65 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N7844V              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOHNSTOWN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR PARTIALLY RETRACTED AND PROPELLER STRUCK RUNWAY.

Aircraft

Registration
N7844V
Reported as
Mooney M20E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Johnstown

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.