# Incident 19970725028609I: Mooney M20J, Lancaster, PA, July 25, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1997, 12:50 local time
- Place: Lancaster, PA
- Airport: Lancaster
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1224° N, 76.2944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LANCASTER (LNS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1224&lon=-76.2944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N111HW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 620 total, 25 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970725028609I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 8 (DOWNWIND), BUT THE PILOT DECIDED HE WAS GOING TOO FAST BECAUSE OF THE WIND AND NOTIFIED THE TOWER THAT HE WAS GOING TO GO AROUND. DURING THE CLIMB-OUT, THE ENGINE QUIT AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED OFF THE AIRPORT IN A FIELD. NO DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE AIRCRAFT. ENGINE FAILED DUE TO LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER IN THE RIGHT MAIN FUEL TANK. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

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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