# NTSB NYC95LA222: Mooney M20J, N5688M, Jonestown, PA, September 15, 1995 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: September 15, 1995, 11:13 local (15:13 UTC) - Place: Jonestown, PA - Coordinates: 40.410312, -76.480712 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4103&lon=-76.4807&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 25, 1996 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 39050 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC95LA222 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/39050/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA222 ## Probable cause the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during a go-around. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - in flight, go-around (vfr) - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command - In flight collision with object, descent - uncontrolled - object - residence ## Analysis The airplane descended and collided with a residence during a go-around. The pilot reported that when he initiated the go-around, the airplane 'pulled' sharply to the left which he was unable to correct with full right aileron. He indicated that the airplane would not climb despite retracting the gear. He did not recall if the flaps were up or down. Several witnesses stated that the airplane was in a steep right turn, and that the nose was at an unusually high attitude before it descended. ## Factual narrative On September 15, 1995, about 1113 eastern daylight time, a Mooney, M20J, N5688M, collided with the terrain after initiating a go-around at a private airstrip near Jonestown, Pennsylvania. The airplane was destroyed. The private pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The personal flight was being conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. Just before touchdown the pilot elected to abort the approach and applied engine power for a go-around. The pilot stated, "...on final flair out right wing lifted and airplane veered to left." According to the FAA Inspector's statement: ...the aircraft was destroyed from post impact fire...initial impact was where the prop appeared to hit a concrete porch...approximately 5 gallons of fuel [was drained] from the right wing tank. The left wing tank appeared empty. The fuel selector was on the right tank...the pilot stated that the airplane veered to the left and he was unable to gain control...several witnesses stated that the airplane was in a steep right turn, and the nose was at an unusually high attitude.... Examination of the engine did not reveal any discrepancies. The pilot said to the FAA after the accident, "...the engine seemed to be developing full power...." At the time of the accident, the pilot had 743 total flight hours, 100 flight hours in this make and model airplane. The reported local weather at the time of the accident was; clear, visibility 20 miles, temperature 66 degrees F, dew point 50 degrees F, wind 020 degrees, 6 knots, altimeter 30.31 inches Hg. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5688M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5688M-1997-06-10), registration cancelled 1997-06-10, S/N 241600 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Mooney M20J - Registry model: [Mooney M20J](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (registry code 5870219) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 24-1600 - Engines: Lycoming IO-360-A3B6D 200 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Destroyed - Fire: On-Ground - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Francic W. Jamison - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: ART, WATERTOWN, NY - Airport: 8PA1, Dee Jay, runway 27, 2,000 × ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 67; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 743 total, 100 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 20° at 6 knots - Visibility: 20 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 50 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg ## 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 19950915029879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950915029879A), Sep 15, 1995: Mooney M20J, Ono, PA, Destroyed. Elected to go around. Stalled out of nose high climbing turn. Hit concrete porch landing. Aircraft burned. 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. 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