Mooney M20R N57GX
3 April 2016 · Jacksonville, Florida, United States · Unknown
Summary
On 3 April 2016 at about 13:45 local time, a Mooney M20R registered N57GX was involved in an incident near Jacksonville, Florida, United States. The number of people on board was not recorded. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 13:45
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Jacksonville, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- 28.7592, -82.2603
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20R
- Registration
- N57GX
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2005
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Ocala → Fort Myers
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- OPS16IA010
People
Injuries not recorded.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not recorded | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The air traffic controller's decision to issue climb instruction to one aircraft without ensuring the required separation with another could be maintained. Contributing to the incident was the air traffic controller's failure to issue a safety alert in a timely manner.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The loss of separation occurred after the air traffic controller issued N57GX a climb from 5,000 feet to 9,000 feet while N758PK was on an opposite direction heading, level at 8,000 feet. The air traffic controller became aware of the incident after the pilot of N57GX reported that he had received a conflict alert and had taken evasive action to avoid a collision with N785PK. After N57GX had departed OCF, the air traffic controller instructed the pilot to climb to 5,000 feet, and subsequently issued the pilot a climb to 9,000 feet, which was the pilot's requested altitude. The air traffic controller did not consider the performance of the aircraft, or the proximity of N785PK when he issued the climb instructions to N57GX. The decision by the air traffic controller to climb N57GX without ensuring minimum radar or vertical separation would exist, and be maintained, resulted in the aircraft coming into close proximity to one another. Additionally, the controller did not issue a safety alert when the air traffic control conflict alert activated, requiring the pilot of N57GX to take evasive action to avoid a collision with N758PK. The closest proximity was estimated to be 0.85 nautical miles lateral and 200 feet vertical separation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mooney M20R NO SERIES | N57GX | - | - |
| Cessna R172K K | N758PK | - | - |
Other Mooney M20R accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 May 2017 | Mooney M20R | Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States | Premier Metals Recovery LLC | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 2015 | Mooney M20R | West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States | Elizabeth C Tyler-Kabara | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 2017 | Mooney M20R | Venice, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 2018 | Mooney M20R | San Antonio, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jan 2014 | Mooney M20R | Boyne City, Michigan, United States | Todd G. Lloyd | Fatal | 2 |
| 7 Nov 2013 | Mooney M20R | Fort Collins, Colorado, United States | Cooper Properties, Inc | No injuries | - |
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