# Accident 19990322043299A: Mooney M20C, Irving, NY, March 22, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1999, 15:30 local time
- Place: Irving, NY
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5598° N, 79.0393° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5598&lon=-79.0393&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5878Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5878Q-2017-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD99LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD99LA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990322043299A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A/C WAS ON A IFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM CDW TO PHN AT CRUISE AT 12,000' IN CLOUDS,WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH. THE PILOT SWITCHED TANKS, APPLIED CARB, HEAT AND WENT FULL RICH MIXTURE. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN ROUGH AND THE A/C DESCENDED IN SEARCH OF WARMER TEMPERATURES. CLEVELAND CENTERED HANDED THE A/C TO BUFFALO TOWER AND WAS GIVEN VECTORS TO DIVERT TO DKK. THE A/C BROKE OUT OF THE CLOUDS AT 1400 FT. AND THE PILOT FLARED INTO THE TREE TOPS. THE A/C LANDED IN A VERTICAL POSITION NOSE DOWN IN A GARAGE. THE PILOT SUSTAINED SEVERAL SUPERFICIAL SCRATCHED TO HIS RIGHT HAND. NO MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED.

## 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 IAD99LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD99LA035), Mar 22, 1999: Mooney M20C (N5878Q), Irving, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: was the pilot's intentional flight into known icing conditions.

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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