Runway excursion Accident Mooney M20E N3440X,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 249318
 
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Date:Friday 3 July 2020
Time:22:30 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic M20P model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Mooney M20E
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N3440X
MSN: 1130
Year of manufacture:1966
Total airframe hrs:3957 hours
Engine model:Lycoming IO-360-A1A
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Neenah, Wisconsin -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Appleton-Outagamie County Airport, WI (ATW/KATW)
Destination airport:Neenah, WI (79C)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
During a landing at night, the airplane floated, bounced twice, and landed hard past the pilot's designated landing abort point. The pilot applied brakes, but the airplane overran the runway and slid to a stop upright on a road. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the engine mounts and fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Probable Cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced, hard landing and subsequent runway overrun.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: WPR20CA208
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB WPR20CA208

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
16 September 1960 ZK-BUN Petersen Aviation Ltd 1 Raukura, Whanganui 4 w/o

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Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
01-Apr-2021 11:38 ASN Update Bot Added
01-Apr-2021 11:41 harro Updated [Operator, Phase, Narrative]
01-Apr-2021 11:42 harro Updated [Total occupants]

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