# Accident 20050406004949A: Mooney M20J, Princeton/Rocky, NJ, April 6, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 2005, 19:58 local time
- Place: Princeton/Rocky, NJ
- Airport: Princeton Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3992° N, 74.6589° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3992&lon=-74.6589&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4398H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4398H-2015-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 339 total, 32 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD05LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050406004949A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS APPROACHING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 28 AT PRINCETON AIRPORT (39N) IN VMC CONDITIONS, ON SHORT FINAL APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 30 FEET ABOVE RUNWAY SURFACE AT ABOUT 70 MPH. THE PILOT SAW ANOTHER AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON THE OTHER END OF THE RUNWAY. PILOT ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND WITH A RIGHT TURN TO AVOID THE OTHER AIRCRAFT. DURING THE GO-AROUND THE PILOT STALLED THE AIRCRAFT AND IMPACTED THE GROUND.

## 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 IAD05LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA053), Apr 7, 2005: Mooney M20J (N4398H), Rocky Hill, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during a go-around, which resulted in an inadvertent stall, and subsequent impact with terrain. Factors included the night lighting conditions, and 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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