Akron-Canton Regional Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

North Canton, Ohio 44720
Sunday, June 5, 2011 19:10 EDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The pilot reported that the airplane bounced after a hard landing. He attempted to regain control of the airplane, but it veered off the left side of the runway. The airplane came to rest on an embankment, and a postimpact ground fire ensued. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot’s improper landing flare and recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a loss of control.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 6/5/2011
Event Day of the Week Sunday
Time of Event 1910
Event Time Zone Eastern Daylight Time
Event City North Canton
Event State OHIO
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 44720
Event Date Year 2011
Event Date Month 6
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 405454N
Event Location Longitude 0812637W
Event Location Airport Akron-Canton Regional Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID KCAK
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 1225
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1851 Eastern Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) --
Weather Observation Facility ID KCAK
Elevation of weather observation facility 1225
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation EDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 22000
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 6000
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Few
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Broken
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 6
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 27
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 12
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 360
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 8
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30.05
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report KCAK 052251Z 36008KT 6SM HZ FEW060 SCT080 BKN220 2
Event Highest Injury Minor
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor 2
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 2
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 29427
NTSB Notification Source FAA, Great Lakes ROC
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Feb 1 2012 2:49PM
User who most recently changed record snyg
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N1146B
NTSB Number CEN11LA372
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed IFR
Flight plan Was Activated? Yes
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire Ground
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name MOONEY
Aircraft Model M20J
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 24-1195
Certified Max Gross Weight 2740
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Jun 4 2010 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours 2510
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type Unknown
Aircraft Owner Name William S. Bradshaw
Aircraft Owner Street Address --
Aircraft Owner City Stow
Aircraft Owner State OH
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 44224-4789
Operator is an individual? Yes
Operator Name William S. Bradshaw
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address --
Operator City Stow
Operator State OH
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 44224-4789
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code KAZO
Departure City Kalamazoo
Departure State MI
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1750
Departure Time Zone EDT
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code KCAK
Destination City North Canton
Destination State OH
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Dec 8 2011 4:32PM
User who most recently changed record foxt
Since inspection or accident Last Inspection
Event Location Runway Number and Location 05
Runway Length 8204
Runway Width 150
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --