# Accident 19900622021859A: Mooney M20J, Kelleys Island, OH, June 22, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1990, 15:00 local time
- Place: Kelleys Island, OH
- Airport: Kelleys Island Fld Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6008° N, 82.7104° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6008&lon=-82.7104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1172G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1172G-1994-07-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A3B6
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900622021859A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON LANDING PICKED UP BY WIND GUST. BEGAN GO AROUND,WING TIP HIT TREE TOP. AIRCRAFT SPUN INTO TREES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI90LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA160), Jun 22, 1990: Mooney M20J/201 (N1172G), Kelleys Island, OH, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM OBJECTS DURING A GO-AROUND. FACTOR WAS UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS.

## Other reports on N1172G (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19831030068819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831030068819I), Oct 30, 1983: Mooney M20J (N1172G), Marlette, MI, Minor damage. Student inadvertently retracted landing gear on rollout. Flight instructor taught him to raise flaps on rollout.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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