# Accident 20150710012039A: Mooney M-20G, Phoenix, AZ, July 10, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 2015, 08:44 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Deer Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6864° N, 112.0761° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6864&lon=-112.0761&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9152V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9152V-2017-06-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M-20G (registry code 5870216, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m-20g) (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 M-20G
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 250 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA209) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150710012039A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 10, 2015 AT APPROX. 0845 PST A MOONEY M20G, HAD BEEN ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WITH A CFI AND A PRIVATE PILOT BEING INSTRUCTED TO UPGRADE TO COMMERCIAL PILOT.

WHILE APPROACHING DEER VALLEY AIRPORT (DVT) THE CFI TOLD THE PILOT THEY WERE GOING TO PRACTICE A POWER OFF 180 TO LAND AND DO A TOUCH AND GO.

THE PRIVATE PILOT THOUGHT HE WAS TOO LOW ON FINAL AT 30 FEET AGL. THE PILOT THEN STATED THAT HE PUSHED THE THROTTLE TO FULL POWER AND THAT NOTHING HAPPENED. THE AIRCRAFT THEN IMPACTED THE ROCKS PRIOR TO THE RUNWAY AT 50 FEET FROM THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY, SUBSTANTIAL DAMGE OCCURRED TO THE GEAR AND WINGS AFTER SKIDDING ONTO THE RUNWAY AND OFF THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY WHERE IT STOPPED.

## 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 WPR15LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA209), Jul 10, 2015: Mooney M 20G (N9152V), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots' failure to apply carburetor heat during the approach for landing, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.

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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