Mooney M20F N9436V

Summary

On 29 August 2000 at about 19:54 local time, a Mooney M20F registered N9436V was involved in an accident near Jonestown, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

29 August 2000 at 19:54

Classification

Accident

Location

Jonestown, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Dee Jay Airport (8PA1)

Coordinates

40.4036, -76.2250

Aircraft

Mooney M20F

Registration

N9436V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lebanon → Jonestown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

IAD00FA079

1 person died.

The pilot's delay in aborting the landing, which resulted in a collision with transmission wires. Factors in the accident were the pilot's improper inflight decision to attempt a landing with a 14-knot tailwind, and his use of an unapproved pain medication.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot aborted a landing on a private sod strip 1,800 feet in length. The runway was oriented approximately 090 and 270 degrees magnetic, with trees at the east end, and trees, houses, and power lines at the west end. The pilot landed to the west with a 14-knot tailwind. During the aborted landing, the airplane struck wires, stalled, rolled inverted, and crashed beyond the departure end of the runway. Examination of the wreckage revealed no pre-impact anomalies. Interpolation of performance charts revealed that the airplane required 1,754 feet of runway to land over a 50-foot obstacle with a 14-knot tailwind. A review of pharmacy records and toxicological testing revealed the pilot had ingested an unapproved pain medication prior to flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.