# Accident 19950423013799A: Mooney M20J, Cleveland, OH, April 23, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1995, 21:50 local time
- Place: Cleveland, OH
- Airport: Burke Lakefront
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5209° N, 81.6801° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5209&lon=-81.6801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9969X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9969X-2013-08-16) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 25 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950423013799A

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PRIOR TO ACCIDENT, PILOT STATED HE HAD ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE. WHILE RUNNING THE ENGINE DURING THE ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION, IT WAS NOTED THAT THERE APPEARED TO BE A FUEL METERING PROBLEM. THE SERVO INJECTOR CONTROL WAS REMOVED AND SENT FOR FUEL FLOW TEST. INBOUND TO BURKE LAKEFRONT AIRPORT (BKL), PILOT ADVISED TOWER OF ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE. AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED FOR O6L OR 24R. A SHORT TIME LATER THE PILOT ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING FINE AND STATED HE WOULD FLY OVER THE TOP FOR RUNWAY 06L. ON FINAL HE AGAIN EXPERIENCED ENGINE PROBLEMS, KNOWING HE WOULD NOT MAKE THE RUNWAY, HE DECIDED TO RETRACT THE GEAR, AND LAND SHORT IN LAKE ERIE, APPROX 100' FROM RUNWAY.

## 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 NYC95LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA092), Apr 24, 1995: Mooney M20J (N9969X), Cleveland, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, and the pilot's improper decision to fly an extended landing pattern after experiencing a partial loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N9969X (1)

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

- [Accident 19990407003219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990407003219A), Apr 7, 1999: Mooney M20J (N9969X), Vienna, IL, Substantial damage. Acft engine fialed, and the pilot attempted to make an emergency landing in a field next to I-24, other circumstances are unknown, the accident occurred 3…

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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