NYC82DA045

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20K · White Plains, NY · March 6, 1982

Accident · No injuriesFinal report
Date
March 6, 1982, 13:20 local (18:20 UTC)
Place
White Plains, NY
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4088HMooney M20K
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report March 6, 1983
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19820306017729I
Case key
73035

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

In flight collision with terrain/waterLanding - flare/touchdown
Atc clearance - attemptedPilot in commandCause
Airspeed - not performedPilot in commandFactor
Gear extension - not performedPilot in commandCause

Analysis

During a practice ILS approach ATC requested the flight reduce its airspeed for traffic spacing. The pilot complied and continued the approach with the stall warning horn sounding intermittently. The aircraft landed gear up and came to rest on the centerline of runway 16.

Aircraft

Registration
N4088H
Reported as
Mooney M20K
Category
Airplane
Serial number
25 0465
Airframe hours
424
Engine
Continental TSIO-360-GB, 210 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Operator
Britton Appraisal Assoc. Inc.
Registered owner
Britton Appraisal Assoc. Inc.
Departed
HPN · White Plains, NY
Destination
HPN · White Plains, NY
Airport
HPN · Westchester County, runway 16, 6,550 × 150 ft, asphalt

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
25
Certificates
Flight instructor, Commercial
Airplane ratings
Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Flight hours
1,716 total · 158 in this make and model · 1,527 as pilot in command · 525 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
90° at 10 knots
Visibility
10 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
12,000 ft overcast
Temperature
93 °F
Altimeter
30.00 inHg
Observed at
HPN

FAA reports on this event · 1

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