# Accident 20160925019599A: Mooney M20J, Pittstown, NJ, September 25, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 2016, 12:30 local time
- Place: Pittstown, NJ
- Airport: Sky Manor
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5594° N, 74.9906° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5594&lon=-74.9906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N526AM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N526AM-2019-08-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A3B6D (registry code 41828, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a3b6d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 185 total, 65 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16FA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA325) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160925019599A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA16FA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA325), Sep 25, 2016: Mooney M20J (N526AM), Pittstown, NJ, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing touchdown attitude, which resulted in a propeller strike, and his inappropriate decision to abort the landing after the propeller had contacted the runway, which resulted…

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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