ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 359452
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| Date: | Wednesday 28 December 1994 |
| Time: | 17:17 LT |
| Type: |  Mooney M20K |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3983H |
| MSN: | 25-0387 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1741 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL TSIO-360-MB |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Minneapolis, MN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (KMIC) |
| Rockford, IL (KRFD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF AT AN ALTITUDE OF 200 FEET AGL, THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AND LOST POWER. HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND WAS INITIALLY CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 23R FOLLOWED BY A CLEARANCE TO LAND ON ANY RUNWAY. HE STATED HE DID NOT INITIALLY UNDERSTAND THAT HE WAS CLEARED FOR ANY RUNWAY SO HE SET UP TO LAND ON RUNWAY 23R. HE STATED HE WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE RUNWAY BUT HE CONTINUED THE LANDING. THE AIRPLANE TRAVELED OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO A STOP AFTER CONTACTING AN AIRPORT PERIMETER FENCE. A POST ACCIDENT TEST RUN OF THE ENGINE REVEALED IT PRODUCED POWER TO 2700 RPM. THE ONLY ANOMALY FOUND WAS A SEPARATION OF THE #6 CYLINDER EXHAUST PIPE NEAR ITS ENGINE MOUNTING FLANGE.
Probable Cause: the pilot's misjudging of distance and airspeed during the approach to landing which resulted in an overrun. Factors associated with the accident were the separation of the exhaust pipe and the pilot's not understanding communications from the air traffic control tower.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI95LA058
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 October 1995 | N3983H | Private | 0 | Dalton, GA | |
sub |
| 3 June 2014 | N3983H | Private | 0 | Peru Municipal Airport (I76), Peru, Indiana | |
sub |
| Gear-up landing | ||||||
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Mar-2024 11:02 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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