# NTSB NYC84FHD04: Mooney M20, N9914S, Atlantic City, NJ, June 11, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Final report
- Date: June 10, 1984, 21:48 local (Jun 11, 1984, 01:48 UTC)
- Place: Atlantic City, NJ
- Location: 39.3773° N, 74.4511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlantic City, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3773&lon=-74.4511&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 2 uninjured; on the ground: 1 serious
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 35394
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC84FHD04
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/35394/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FHD04

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Propeller/rotor contact to person, standing - engine(s) operating
  - supervision - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - safety advisory - not followed, passenger (cause)

## Analysis

THE FLT TO ATLANTIC-CITY-BADER FIELD WAS UNEVENTFUL, EXCEPT THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD DURING THE LANDING. THE PLT TAXIED TO THE TERMINAL & PARKED WITH THE EXIT DOOR FACING THE TERMINAL. HE ELECTED NOT TO SHUT DOWN THE ENG SINCE HE INTENDED TO IMMEDIATELY TAKEOFF AGAIN. THE PLT TOLD THE PASSENGERS TO DEPLANE THRU THE REAR DOOR & GO DIRECTLY TO THE TERMINAL, EXCEPT HE ASKED 1 PASSENGER (HIS FUTURE FATHER-IN-LAW, A PREVIOUS MILITARY AVIATOR) TO CIRCLE AROUND IN FRONT OF THE ACFT TO LOOK AT THE LANDING GEAR. DUE TO THE HARD LANDING, THE PLT WANTED HIM TO MAKE SURE THE GEAR WERE STRAIGHT UP & DOWN. THE PLT CAUTIONED THE PASSENGER TO STAY WELL CLEAR OF THE PROP, AT LEAST 25 FT. THE PASSENGER CIRCLED IN FRONT, CHECKED THE GEAR, THEN WALKED TO WAVE HIM BACK, BUT TO NO AVAIL. AFTER A HANDSHAKE (THRU THESMALL PLT'S WINDOW) THE PASSENGER TURNED & WALKED INTO THE PROP.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9914S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9914S-2013-06-05), registration cancelled 2013-06-05, S/N 24-1092, built 1981 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20
- Registry model: [Mooney M20J](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (registry code 5870219) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 SER A&C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (registry code 41511, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 24-1092
- Engines: LYCOMING IO-360-AB6D 200 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Steven I. Gross
- Registered owner: New Castle Airways, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, June 5, 1984
- Departed: PNE, NORTHEAST PHILA, PA
- Destination: AIY, ATLANTIC CITY, NJ
- Airport: AIY, Atlantic-City,Bader Field, runway 11, 2,950 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 38; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 386 total, 253 in this make and model, 298 as pilot in command, 7 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk
- Wind: 0° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 5,000 ft unknown

## 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 19840610054939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840610054939A), Jun 10, 1984: Mooney M20J, Atlantic City, NJ. Passenger turned into propellor after shaking hands with pilot through small pilots window.

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.

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