Mooney M20 N9914S

Summary

On 11 June 1984 at about 01:48 local time, a Mooney M20 registered N9914S, operated by Steven I. Gross, was involved in an accident near Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States. 3 people were on board. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

11 June 1984 at 01:48

Classification

Accident

Location

Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States

Nearest airport

Atlantic-City, Bader Field (AIY)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Mooney M20

Registration

N9914S

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Steven I. Gross

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Northeast Phila → Atlantic City

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

NYC84FHD04

Injuries not recorded.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.