# Incident 19950209003819I: Mooney M20J, Wilmington, DE, February 9, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 1995, 08:10 local time
- Place: Wilmington, DE
- Airport: Greater Wilmington-New Castle
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7357° N, 75.5321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilmington, DE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7357&lon=-75.5321&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5639M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5639M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: CONT IO360A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 225 total, 90 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950209003819I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON FEBRUARY 9, 1995, AT APPROXIMATELY 0810 HOURS, A MOONEY 20J, N5639M, PILOTED BY MR. ANDREW T. BLOOM, EXPERIENCED SOME DIFFICULTIES WHILE TAKING OFF WITH A QUARTERING TAIL WIND ON RUNWAY 01 AT THE NEW CASTLE COUNTY AIRPORT, WILMINGTON, DE. JUST AT LIFT OFF THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND IT TURNED 180 DEGREES AND LANDED APPROXIMATELY 100' OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 01 AT THE 1000' MARKER. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A FLIGHT PLAN HAD NOT BEEN FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE COULDN'T CONTROL THE QUARTERING TAIL WIND, THAT IT PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT AROUND AND HE LANDED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY IN THE SNOW. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INCIDENT CLOSED.

## Other reports on N5639M (1)

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

- [Incident 19870204006939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870204006939I), Feb 4, 1987: Mooney M20J (N5639M), Lititz, PA, Minor damage. Smoke filled cockpit and aircraft returned for landing. Found wire shorted from starter relay.

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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