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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20J · Pittstown, NJ · September 25, 2016

Date
September 25, 2016 · 12:30 local
Place
Pittstown, NJ
Airport
Sky Manor
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N526AM
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA16FA325
Reported as
Mooney M20J
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
185 total65 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot performed two go around landing attempts. On the second attempt pilot lost control of aircraft which resulted in a stall. Both occupants were fatally injuried.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT PERFORMED TWO GO AROUND LANDING ATTEMPTS. ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL. BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE FATALLY INJURIED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.