ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 359089
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| Date: | Sunday 23 April 1995 |
| Time: | 21:55 LT |
| Type: |  Mooney M20J |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9969X |
| MSN: | 24-1243 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4544 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING IO-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cleveland, OH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Norfolk, VA (KORF) |
| (KBKL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT WAS APPROACHING THE AIRPORT TO LAND WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. AS HE NEARED THE AIRPORT, THE ROUGHNESS STOPPED. HE THEN ELECTED TO OVERFLY THE AIRPORT AND LAND ON A DIFFERENT RUNWAY. AS THE AIRPLANE TURNED FINAL, THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER AND THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO REACH THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT DITCHED IN THE WATER, AVOIDING A ROCKY AREA NEXT TO THE RUNWAY. FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL TANKS. THE ENGINE WAS ROUGH WHEN RAN. THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT, FUEL INJECTORS AND FUEL SERVO WERE CHECKED, AND FOUND TO BE WITHIN THE MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS.
Probable Cause: the loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, and the pilot's improper decision to fly an extended landing pattern after experiencing a partial loss of engine power.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC95LA092
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 April 1999 | N9969X | Aaron Moore | 0 | Vienna, IL | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Mar-2024 06:52 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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