# Accident 19940922029849A: Mooney M20J, Atlanta, GA, September 22, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1994, 19:47 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: Dekalb-Peachtree
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9007° N, 84.2994° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9007&lon=-84.2994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97136, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97136) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A3B6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 833 total, 9 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940922029849A

## Narrative

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

YAWED IN FLARE FOR LANDING LANDED HARD. APPLIED POWER. LOST CONTROL.

## 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 ATL94LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA176), Sep 22, 1994: Mooney M20J (N97136), Chamblee, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FLARE THAT RESULTED A IN HARD LANDING, FOLLOWED BY HIS IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE ATTEMPTED GO- AROUND.

## Other reports on N97136 (1)

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

- [Incident 20160525004069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160525004069I), May 25, 2016: Mooney M20J (N97136), New Cumberland, PA, Minor damage. Pilot intended to fly two circuits of the pattern to warm up the engine oil for an oil change. The first touch and go was completed successfully. The second…

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.