Mooney M20E N3440X

Summary

On 4 July 2020 at about 03:30 local time, a Mooney M20E registered N3440X was involved in an accident near Neenah, Wisconsin, 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.

Date

4 July 2020 at 03:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Neenah, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Brennand (79C)

Coordinates

44.1600, -88.5594

Aircraft

Mooney M20E

Registration

N3440X

Category

Airplane

Year built

1966

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Appleton → Neenah

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

WPR20CA208

Nobody was injured.

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

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

Read the full NTSB 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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.