# NTSB CHI90LA160: Mooney M20J/201, N1172G, Kelleys Island, OH, June 22, 1990

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 22, 1990, 15:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place: Kelleys Island, OH
- Coordinates: 41.600814, -82.71038 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6008&lon=-82.7104&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 9, 1992
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 14696
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI90LA160
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/14696/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA160

## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM OBJECTS DURING A GO-AROUND. FACTOR WAS UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, go-around (vfr)
  - object - tree(s)
  - clearance - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - unfavorable wind

## Analysis

THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TREES AND TERRAIN WHILE ATTEMPTING A GO-AROUND. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE WAS EXPERIENCING WIND GUSTS ON FINAL APPROACH. JUST AS THE AIRPLANE WAS ABOUT TO TOUCH DOWN HE SAID THE AIRPLANE WAS LIFTED BACK INTO THE AIR. HE INITIATED A GO-AROUND AND THE LEFT WING STRUCK A TREE AND THE AIRPLANE CRASHED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1172G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1172G-1994-07-25), registration cancelled 1994-07-25, S/N 241332 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J/201
- Registry model: [Mooney M20J](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (registry code 5870219) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 24-1332
- Engines: LYCOMING IO-360-A3B6D 200 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Dayton Pilots Club
- Departed: MGY, DAYTON, OH
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: 89D, Kelley'S Island, runway 18, 2,270 × 35 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 58; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 1,500 total

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 20 knots, gusting 30
- Visibility: 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 1,800 ft broken
- Temperature: -0 °F, dew point -0 °F

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19900622021859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900622021859A), Jun 22, 1990: Mooney M20J, Kelleys Island, OH, Destroyed. On landing picked up by wind gust. Began go around,wing tip hit tree top. Aircraft spun into trees.

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.

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