Mooney M20J accident near Plainville, Connecticut, February 22, 1987
On February 22, 1987 at about 5:55 pm local time, a Mooney M20J, registered N222NS, was substantially damaged in an accident near Plainville, Connecticut (Robertson airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- February 22, 1987 · about 5:55 pm local time
- Place
- Plainville, Connecticut · Robertson
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20J · all M20Js on the register
- Registration
- N222NS · registry record · serial 241059
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DURING LANDING, THE PILOT CAME IN HIGH AND FAST, PILOT STATED THAT AIRCRAFT SEEMED TO FLOAT DOWN THE RUNWAY AND WHEN THE WHEELS TOUCHED DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED. BOUNCING FOR THE THIRD TIME, THE PILOT ADDED FULL THROTTLE AND RAISED THE FLAPS. HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT GO AROUND BUT INSTEAD CONTINUED TO ROLL OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY INTO A SWAMP.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; multi-engine sea; single-engine land
- Flight time: 1,780 hours in all; 13 in this make and model; 6 in the last 90 days; 180 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,540 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, December 6, 1986; 29 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,740 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming IO-360 (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Triple Two CORP.
The flight
- Departed from: Lebanon NH at 4:40 pm
- Destination: Plainville CT
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 20, 3,116 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; clear
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number NYC87LA093.