Mooney M20M N1085W

Summary

On 10 July 1996 at about 17:30 local time, a Mooney M20M registered N1085W was involved in an accident near Hartford, Connecticut, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

10 July 1996 at 17:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Nearest airport

Hartford-Brainard (HFD)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Mooney M20M

Registration

N1085W

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bedford → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

IAD96LA110

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's inadequate control of the airplane during the approach to landing/landing roll. A related factor is the pilot's inadequate remedial action (attempted go-around).

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The pilot reported that the airplane was too fast on final approach to land, so he requested and received clearance to perform a 360-degree turn to slow the airplane before landing. When he flared the airplane for landing, it seemed to float. When he attempted to apply full throttle for a go-around, the throttle control would not go in. The airplane touched down more than halfway down the runway, and ran off the departure end of the runway where it collided with a fence. Postaccident examination revealed no evidence of preimpact mechanical anomaly. Flight control continuity was confirmed, and throttle, mixture, and propeller controls were examined, with no anomalies noted.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.