# Accident 20150627010489A: Mooney M20R, West Mifflin, PA, June 27, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2015, 17:17 local time
- Place: West Mifflin, PA
- Airport: Allegheny County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3539° N, 79.9244° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3539&lon=-79.9244&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93TK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93TK-2022-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20R (registry code 5870225, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20R
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 384 total, 355 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150627010489A

## Narrative

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

WHILE ON AN ILS VISUAL APPROACH FOR LANDING ON 28R,  N93TK BOUNCED TWICE OFF OF THE GROUND AFTER TOUCHDOWN AND DRIFTED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.   THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ABORT THE LANDING; HOWEVER, DURING THE STRUGGLE TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT, THE RIGHT WING AND THE TAIL SECTION IMPACTED THE GROUND, THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP IN THE GRASS.

## 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 GAA15CA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA148), Jun 27, 2015: Mooney M20R (N93TK), West Mifflin, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain pitch control during landing, which resulted in a bounce and loss of control during landing, followed by a runway excursion, and collision with terrain during an…

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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