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FTW92LA228

1992-09-18 · SAN ANTONIO, Texas, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport SAT

N2183A has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (MOONEY M20R, built 1999), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE LANDING CAPABILITY OF THE AIRPLANE WAS EXCEEDED. THE LACK OF PERFORMANCE DATA WAS A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT.

Factual narrative

THE PILOT WAS CONDUCTING A FUNCTIONAL TEST FLIGHT AND QUALITATIVE ENGINEERING EVALUATION OF THE AIRPLANE'S LONGITUDINAL CONTROL DURING LANDING. DURING FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 12L, HE REDUCED THE ENGINES TO THE FLIGHT IDLE POSITIONS AND ESTABLISHED 95 KIAS. HE WAS UNABLE TO RAISE THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE DURING THE FLARE TO ARREST THE DESCENT RATE AND LANDED HARD ONTO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE WAS TAXIED TO THE RAMP AND SECURED. NO MECHANICAL FAILURE WAS FOUND OR REPORTED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1992_FTW92LA228.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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