# Accident 20191118018499A: Mooney M20M, College Park, MD, November 18, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 2019, 16:25 local time
- Place: College Park, MD
- Airport: College Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9806° N, 76.9222° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9806&lon=-76.9222&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1031M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1031M-2022-03-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20M (registry code 5870222, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,330 total, 300 in this make and model, 145 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191118018499A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING AT COLLEGE PARK AIRPORT (CGS). THE AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED A HIGH SINK RATE ON SHORT FINAL AND BOUNCED. AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE A GO AROUND WAS MADE, BUT THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO CLIMB OUT OF GROUND EFFECT AND KILLED THE ENGINE ONCE HE REALIZED THIS. THE PLANE HAD VEERED TO THE LEFT DURING THIS PROCESS AND HIT THE AIRPORT FENCE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY WITH THE LEFT WING, NOSE AND RIGHT WING CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS.

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## 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 ERA20LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA038), Nov 18, 2019: Mooney M20M (N1031M), College Park, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper flare, which resulted in a bounced landing, his improper airplane configuration during the attempted go-around, which resulted in the airplane not climbing, and his subsequent…

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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