# Accident 19950421009249A: Mooney M20K, Marshfield, MA, April 21, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1995, 14:33 local time
- Place: Marshfield, MA
- Airport: Marshfield Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0998° N, 70.6893° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marshfield, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0998&lon=-70.6893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N252DX (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360MB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950421009249A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED LANDING. TRIED GO AROUND WITH IDLE POWER. OVERFLEW RUNWAY INTO MARSH. UNFAMILIAR WITH VERNIER THROTTLE.

## 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 NYC95LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA091), Apr 21, 1995: Mooney M20K (N252DX), Marshfield, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot misjudged the flare, resulting in a bounced landing and impact with the terrain. A factor in this accident was an improper recovery from a bounced landing.

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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