# Accident 20000531041139A: Mooney M20K, Great Barringto, MA, May 31, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2000, 11:39 local time
- Place: Great Barringto, MA
- Airport: Great Barrington Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1842° N, 73.4032° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GREAT BARRINGTON (GBR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1842&lon=-73.4032&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1154K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1154K-2000-11-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360GB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 789 total, 564 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD00LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00LA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000531041139A

## Narrative

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

(.4) THE AIRPLANE ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR LANDING ON THE ELEVATED RUNWAY. THE RUNWAY HAD A DISPLACED THRESHOLD DUE TO TALL TREES AT THE APPROACH END. WITNESSES DESCRIBED THE AIRPLANE'S 'ACROBATIC' FLIGHT PATH AS IT FLEW BACK AND FORTH THROUGH THE EXTENDED RUNWAY CENTERLINE, WEAVED THROUGH THE TREES, AND DESCENDED BELOW THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE PITCHED UP, CLIMBED OVER THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RUNWAY, AND STRUCK THE TAIL PRIOR TO THE THRESHOLD BAR. THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED, DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT, AND OVER FLEW AN AIRPLANE PARKED AT THE HOLD-SHORT LINE FOR THE ACTIVE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO THE LEFT OF THE LANDING RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST IN WETLANDS APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET BEYOND, AND 1,140 LEFT OF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT REPORTED HE EXPERIENCED BOTH FULL ENGINE POWER AND THEN A POWER LOSS DURING THE ABORTED LANDING. THERE WAS NO FUEL SPILLAGE AT THE SCENE. A DETAILED EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED NO MECHANICAL ANOMALIES. THE LEFT FUEL TANK CONTAINED 32 GALLONS OF FUEL, AND THE RIGHT FUEL TANK CONTAINED 1 GALLON. EACH TANK HAS A 39-GALLON CAPACITY, OF WHICH 1.5 GALLONS IS UNUSABLE. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS ON THE RIGHT TANK.               (-23) PILOT EXECUTED A NON STABILIZED APPROACH TO RUNWAY 11 WITH A RIGHT CROSSWIND. HIS TOUCHDOWN WAS SHORT OF THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD AND NOT ALIGNED WITH THE RUNWAY. HE PORPOISED AND THE CROSSWIND CAUSED A LEFT ROLL AND DRIFT. THE PILOT ADDED POWER TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER AIRCRAFT ON THE TAXIWAY. HE, PLUS SEVERAL WITNESSES STATED THE ENGINE DIDN'T SOUND OR FEEL LIKE FULL POWER. PILOT FLEW ACROSS OPEN FIELD WHILE RETRACTING GEAR AND FLAPS. HE INCREASED PITCH ATTITUDE TO CLIMB OVER OBSTACLES. AIRCRAFT STALLED, SPUN, AND CARTWHEELED. POWER CONTROL POSITIONS COULD NOT BE DETERMINED DUE TO CRASH FORCES.

## 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 IAD00LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00LA047), May 31, 2000: Mooney M20K (N1154K), Grt Barrington, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to perform a go around and his inadequate recovery from a bounced landing. Factors in the accident were the pilot's s failure to maintain the proper glide path and to reach the…

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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