# NTSB NYC87LA093: Mooney M20J, N222NS, Plainville, CT, February 22, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: February 22, 1987, 12:55 local (17:55 UTC)
- Place: Plainville, CT
- Location: 41.6893° N, 72.8647° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ROBERTSON FLD (4B8), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6893&lon=-72.8647&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 6, 1988
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 30610
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC87LA093
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/30610/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA093

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - airspeed - excessive, pilot in command (cause)
  - go-around - delayed, pilot in command (cause)
- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Overrun, landing - roll
  - proper touchdown point - not attained, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

DURING LANDING, THE PILOT CAME IN HIGH AND FAST, PILOT STATED THAT AIRCRAFT SEEMED TO FLOAT DOWN THE RUNWAY AND WHEN THE WHEELS TOUCHED DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED. BOUNCING FOR THE THIRD TIME, THE PILOT ADDED FULL THROTTLE AND RAISED THE FLAPS. HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT GO AROUND BUT INSTEAD CONTINUED TO ROLL OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY INTO A SWAMP.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N222NS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 241059
- Airframe hours: 1540
- Engines: LYCOMING IO-360 200 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Triple Two Corp.
- Registered owner: Triple Two Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: Annual, December 6, 1986, 29 hours before
- Departed: LEBANON, NH
- Destination: PLAINVILLE, CT
- Airport: 4B8, Robertson, runway 20, 3,116 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 64; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, multi-engine sea, single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 1,780 total, 13 in this make and model, 180 as pilot in command, 6 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 30 statute miles

## 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 19870222038529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870222038529A), Feb 22, 1987: Mooney M20J, Plainville, CT, Substantial damage. Landed long. Ran off the end of the runway. Came to rest in a swampy area.

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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