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Craig A Gordon TEENIE TWO N199MG

16 November 1990 · Oxford, Connecticut, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 16 November 1990 at about 19:45 local time, a Craig A Gordon TEENIE TWO registered N199MG was involved in an accident near Oxford, Connecticut, United States. One person was 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.

The record

Date
at 19:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Oxford, Connecticut, United States
Nearest airport
Waterbury-Oxford (OXC)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Craig A Gordon TEENIE TWO
Registration
N199MG
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
NYC91DNE01

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL AND HARD LANDING. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE POWER LOSS AND IMPROPER MAINTENANCE ON THE ENGINE.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A POWER LOSS AFTER TAKEOFF, MADE A 180 DEGREE TURN AND TRIED TO LAND ON THE DEPARTING RUNWAY IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THERE WAS TRAFFIC ON THE RUNWAY SO HE TRIED TO MAKE THE CROSSWIND RUNWAY. AS HE CAME OVER THE CROSSWIND RUNWAY, THE AIRPLANE STALLED AND MADE A HARD LANDING, COLLAPSING THE LANDING GEAR. POST CRASH EXAMINATION BY THE FAA DID NOT DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF THE POWER LOSS, BUT DID NOTE THE MAGNETO TIMING AND POINT SETTING WERE NOT AS RECOMMENDED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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