# NTSB ERA22LA179: Mooney M20M, N41XL, Manville, NJ, April 4, 2022 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: April 4, 2022, 12:50 local (16:50 UTC) - Place: Manville, NJ · Crashed in yard at 900 Main Street - Coordinates: 40.529424, -74.591201 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5294&lon=-74.5912&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Approach-VFR go-around: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 104893 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA22LA179 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/104893/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104893 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA179 ## Probable cause The pilot’s delayed go-around decision following an encounter with a tailwind during landing, which resulted in an inability to climb and subsequent impact with trees. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Wind: tailwind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034015): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Mooney M20M, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034015/cases.md?model=5870222), [All aircraft, 594 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034015/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: altitude](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062012): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Attain/maintain not possible (probable cause); cases with it: [Mooney M20M, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062012/cases.md?model=5870222), [All aircraft, 1,310 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062012/cases.md) - [Info processing/decision: decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Mooney M20M, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md?model=5870222), [All aircraft, 3,098 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md) - [Action: delayed action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Mooney M20M, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025/cases.md?model=5870222), [All aircraft, 894 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025/cases.md) - [Wind: tailwind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034015): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Contributed to outcome (probable cause); cases with it: [Mooney M20M, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034015/cases.md?model=5870222), [All aircraft, 594 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034015/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Approach-VFR go-around: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120) (defining event); cases with it: [Mooney M20M, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120/sequence.md?model=5870222), [All aircraft, 1,074 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that, prior to landing, he obtained weather information as specified on the instrument approach procedure chart, which was from an airport about 18 nm from the landing airport. The wind was reported as being from 350° at 7 knots, which favored runway 07. During landing, the airplane floated longer than anticipated and bounced upon touchdown. The pilot added power and elected to do a go-around maneuver; however, the airplane was unable to attain a sufficient rate of climb and impacted trees at the departure end of the runway, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage and right wing. A witness stated that the weather obtained from the airport specified on the instrument approach plate did not match the conditions at the airport at the time of the accident, which included a 10-kt tailwind on runway 07. The nearest airport's weather observation system, about 7 miles from the accident airport, included wind at 310° at 11 kts gusting to 17 kts. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N41XL](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41XL-2024-04-27), registration cancelled 2024-04-27, S/N 27-0355, built 2006 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: MOONEY M20M - Registry model: [Mooney M20M](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20m) (registry code 5870222) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming TIO-540-AF1B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-af1b) (registry code 42001, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 27-0355 - Year built: 2006 - Airframe hours: 1586.8 - Engines: LYCOMING TIO-540-AF1B 270 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Business, Part 91 - Operator: Guthrie Group Inc - Registered owner: Guthrie Group Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, August 2, 2021, 202.2 hours before - Departed: GSO, Greensboro, NC - Destination: Same as departure - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: 47N, Central Jersey Regional Airport, runway 7, 3,507 × 50 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Onboard weather, Electronic primary flight display, Electronic multifunction display, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Auto-pilot, ADS-B, Stall warning system ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 53; injuries: minor; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review January 8, 2022; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 566 total, 462 in this make and model, 525 as pilot in command, 70 in the last 90 days, 32 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 310° at 11 knots, gusting 17 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Temperature: 52 °F, dew point 28 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Turbulence: Unknown - Observed at: SMQ, 7 nm away - METAR: KSMQ 041653Z AUTO 31011G17KT 10SM FEW049 11/M02 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP159 T01111017 ## 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 20220404004949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220404004949A), Apr 4, 2022: Mooney M20M, Manville, NJ, Substantial damage. Initial report: N41XL, M20, crashed into a yard [privacy data omitted] for unknown reasons. Pilot was transported to area hospital. Initial pilot statement via… ## Docket (5 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 2, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104893. 8.0 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 5.3 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13668955&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=NTSB-6120_1%2041XL_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Pilot statement (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 589 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13669435&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=ERA22LA179%20ROC%20Pilot_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Witness statement (item 3, PDF, 1 page, 587 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13669538&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=ERA22LA179%20Witness%20ROC_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Area weather reports (item 4, PDF, 1 page, 74 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13672478&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Area%20Weather%20Reports-Rel.pdf - Investigation photographs (item 5, PDF, 4 pages, 1.5 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13666134&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=ERA22LA179%20Photo%20Array-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. 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