On May 17, 1997, a Mooney M20M (registration N321JL) was involved in an aviation accident near Madisonville, KY. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: Failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, and inadequate supervision of the CFI, which resulted in a stall and subsequent hard landing. This summary draws on records from the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) historical archive.
During short field landing practice with a CFI, a pilot made a hard landing 30 feet short of the runway after reducing approach speed from 75 to 70 knots as per revised POH.
Circumstances
The pilot/owner was receiving instruction from a certificated flight instructor (CFI) and was practicing short field landings. They had completed one short field landing successfully using a final approach speed of 75 knots.
Flight Details
On the second approach, the CFI instructed the pilot to use 70 knots, as published in a revised pilot operating handbook. During this approach, the airplane landed hard, 30 feet short of the runway.
Outcome
The hard landing occurred 30 feet before the runway threshold. No further details about damage or injuries were provided in the source.