Tuesday, April 05, 2022

Controlled Flight into Terrain (CFIT): Mooney M20M/Bravo GX, N41XL; accident occurred April 04, 2022 near Central Jersey Regional Airport (47N), Somerset County, New Jersey










Aviation Accident Final Report - National Transportation Safety Board

The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident. 

Additional Participating Entity: 
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Allentown, New Jersey

Investigation Docket - National Transportation Safety Board:

Guthrie Group Inc


Location: Manville, New Jersey 
Accident Number: ERA22LA179
Date and Time: April 4, 2022, 12:50 Local 
Registration: N41XL
Aircraft: Mooney M20M 
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Defining Event: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT) 
Injuries: 1 Minor
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Business

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.

Probable Cause and Findings

The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
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

Personnel issues Delayed action - Pilot
Personnel issues Decision making/judgment - Pilot
Aircraft Altitude - Attain/maintain not possible
Environmental issues Tailwind - Contributed to outcome
Environmental issues Tailwind - Effect on operation

Factual Information

History of Flight

Approach-VFR go-around Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT) (Defining event)

Pilot Information

Certificate: Private 
Age: 53,Male
Airplane Rating(s): Single-engine land 
Seat Occupied: Left
Other Aircraft Rating(s): None
Restraint Used: 3-point
Instrument Rating(s): Airplane
Second Pilot Present: No
Instructor Rating(s): None 
Toxicology Performed:
Medical Certification: Class 3 With waivers/limitations
Last FAA Medical Exam: December 13, 2021
Occupational Pilot: No
Last Flight Review or Equivalent: January 8, 2022
Flight Time: 566 hours (Total, all aircraft), 462 hours (Total, this make and model), 525 hours (Pilot In Command, all aircraft), 70 hours (Last 90 days, all aircraft), 32 hours (Last 30 days, all aircraft), 4 hours (Last 24 hours, all aircraft)

Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information

Aircraft Make: Mooney
Registration: N41XL
Model/Series: M20M 
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Year of Manufacture: 2006 
Amateur Built:
Airworthiness Certificate: Normal
Serial Number: 27-0355
Landing Gear Type: Retractable - Tricycle
Seats: 4
Date/Type of Last Inspection: August 2, 2021 Annual 
Certified Max Gross Wt.: 3368 lbs
Time Since Last Inspection: 202.2 Hrs 
Engines: 1 Reciprocating
Airframe Total Time: 1586.8 Hrs as of last inspection
Engine Manufacturer: LYCOMING
ELT: Installed, not activated
Engine Model/Series: TIO-540-AF1B
Registered Owner: 
Rated Power: 270 Horsepower
Operator: 
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None

Meteorological Information and Flight Plan

Conditions at Accident Site: Visual (VMC) 
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: SMQ,99 ft msl
Distance from Accident Site: 7 Nautical Miles
Observation Time: 12:53 Local
Direction from Accident Site: 328°
Lowest Cloud Condition: Few / 4900 ft AGL
Visibility 10 miles
Lowest Ceiling: Broken 
Visibility (RVR):
Wind Speed/Gusts: 11 knots / 17 knots 
Turbulence Type Forecast/Actual: Unknown / Unknown
Wind Direction: 310° 
Turbulence Severity Forecast/Actual: Unknown / Unknown
Altimeter Setting: 30 inches Hg 
Temperature/Dew Point: 11°C / -2°C
Precipitation and Obscuration: No Obscuration; No Precipitation
Departure Point: Greensboro, NC (GSO) 
Type of Flight Plan Filed: IFR
Destination: Manville, NJ 
Type of Clearance: IFR
Departure Time: 10:42 Local
Type of Airspace: Class G

Airport Information

Airport: Central Jersey Regional Airport 47N
Runway Surface Type: Asphalt
Airport Elevation: 86 ft msl 
Runway Surface Condition: Dry; Holes; Rough; Rubber deposits
Runway Used: 7 
IFR Approach: RNAV
Runway Length/Width: 3507 ft / 50 ft
VFR Approach/Landing: Go around

Wreckage and Impact Information

Crew Injuries: 1 Minor
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries: N/A 
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries: N/A
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 1 Minor 
Latitude, Longitude: 40.529424,-74.591201


Location: Manville, New Jersey
Accident Number: ERA22LA179
Date and Time: April 4, 2022, 12:50 Local 
Registration: N41XL
Aircraft: Mooney M20M
Injuries: 1 Minor
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Business

Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information

Aircraft Make: Mooney 
Registration: N41XL
Model/Series: M20M 
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Amateur Built:
Operator:
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Operator Designator Code:

Meteorological Information and Flight Plan

Conditions at Accident Site: VMC 
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: KSMQ,99 ft msl 
Observation Time: 16:53 Local
Distance from Accident Site: 7 Nautical Miles 
Temperature/Dew Point: 11°C /-2°C
Lowest Cloud Condition: Few / 5500 ft AGL 
Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction: / ,
Lowest Ceiling: 
Visibility: 10 miles
Altimeter Setting: 29.96 inches Hg
Type of Flight Plan Filed:
Departure Point: Greensboro, NC (GSO)
Destination: Manville, NJ

Wreckage and Impact Information

Crew Injuries: 1 Minor 
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries: N/A 
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries: N/A 
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 1 Minor
Latitude, Longitude: 40.529424,-74.591201

Aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances in a yard. 

Date: 04-APR-22
Time: 17:14:00Z
Regis#: N41XL
Aircraft Make: MOONEY
Aircraft Model: M20M
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: MINOR
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: EN ROUTE (ENR)
Operation: 91
City: MANVILLE
State: NEW JERSEY

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AIRCRAFT:  2006 MOONEY M20M Bravo N41XL, s/n: 27-0355

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ENGINE:  Lycoming TIO-540-AF1B, s/n: L-12248-61A

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DESCRIPTION OF ACCIDENT:  On 04/04/22 N41XL crashed in the front yard of a home several blocks from Central Jersey Regional Airport, New Jersey.                           
LOCATION OF AIRCRAFT:  Tied down at Central Jersey Airport Services Inc
 
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A small plane crashed into the front yard of a house on South Main Street in Manville Monday afternoon, not far from Central Jersey Regional Airport just over the border in Hillsborough.

The Mooney M20M/Bravo GX plane was destined for the Hillsborough airfield after taking off from Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, North Carolina at 10:42 a.m., according to FlightAware.com.

“A Mooney M20M/Bravo GX crashed in a yard north of Central Jersey Regional Airport around 1 p.m. local time today,” said Eva Lee Ngai, a spokesperson for the Federal Aviation Administration. “We do not yet know the number of people onboard.”

Manville police Lt. John Crater said there were no casualties at the scene, and the pilot was the sole occupant of the plane and taken to a local hospital for treatment. He said the pilot, who he did not identify, got himself out of the plane and was across the street when authorities arrived.

The pilot had a head injury, but it did not appear life threatening, police said.

Preliminarily, Crater said it appears the pilot was landing, had a problem and tried to abort the landing and clipped a tree, which spun the craft and caused it to crash. It sparked a small fire, which firefighters extinguished in a short amount of time, Crater said.

Shortly before 5 p.m., the plane was hoisted onto a flatbed tow vehicle.

Neighbor Sharon Liszczak said the plane landed in the yard of a man who is often in front of his home, working on his car. While he was home at the time, he was not outside when the plane went down.

Another neighbor, Mike Szymanski, who lives next door to where the plane crash landed, was not home at the time, but arrived to find emergency vehicles close to his home. He said he was not surprised to learn it was a downed plane, considering they land at the airfield regularly.

“Somewhere along the line, we’re going to have an accident,” the 96-year-old resident said. “I didn’t hope for it, but I expected it.”

Szymanski, who has lived in the neighborhood since 1956, said he was pleased to learn the pilot survived the crash.

This plane went down a short distance from where a Cessna crashed landed on the top of several trees in September 2019 and stayed lodged for several days before being removed. That pilot was stuck in the plane for four hours before a local tree company helped rescue him.

The plane that crashed Monday is owned by a consulting group in North Carolina, according to public records. Messages left with the company were not immediately returned Monday evening.

The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate this crash, the FAA said.









MANVILLE, New Jersey — A small plane crashed into the front yard of a house, just two blocks from the Central Jersey Airport runway.

The FAA said a Mooney M20M/Bravo GX crashed about 1 p.m. The FAA did not yet know the number of people onboard.

Images from the crash scene show it came down on the front lawn of a house on South Main Street near the corner of South Greasheimer Street.

The plane looks to be intact except for the cover of the engine, which was ripped off in the crash, according to Manville police Lt. John Crater.

Crater said the only person onboard the plane was the pilot who was taken to a hospital for treatment of a facial injury. He got himself out of the plane, according to Crater.

"The initial investigation showed he attempted to land the plane and then abandoned that idea then had a hard time getting enough lift which caused him to hit a tree which knocked him into Manville," Crater said.

The impact of the plane on the road left a gouge in the road but nothing that will require emergency work. Crater said the plane caused "landscaping damage" to the property where it landed wound up between two houses with no structural damage.

The plane was removed on the back of a flatbed just before 5 p.m., according to Crater.

According to FlightAware.com the plane left Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, North Carolina at 10:42 a.m. and was due to land at Central Jersey Airport at 12:50 p.m. The plane is owned by Guthrie Group, a North Carolina based banking and investment group.

The plane flew from Columbus, Ohio to East Texas Regional Airport on Thursday. Friday it flew from Texas to Greensboro.

FAA records show the plane was built in 2006.

The crash closed Millstone River Road between Franklin Drive and Wilhousky Street.

4 comments:

  1. Map pinned crash location:
    http://maps.google.com/maps?t=k&q=loc:40.529347+-74.591127

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    1. Track (not including the go around):
      https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a4d3df&lat=40.519&lon=-74.610&zoom=14.2&showTrace=2022-04-04&trackLabels&timestamp=1649179720

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    2. Where does it say/confirm the pilot was attempting a go-around? The flightaware track has his altitude decreasing all the way down to 535 feet on final. The pics look like the engine wasn't developing power when it crashed.

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    3. Glad the pilot survived. Jesus was definitely riding right seat on that flight. Looks like he flew the approach to runway 7 and was circling to 25. There were gusty winds out of the northwest so my guess is his engine quit on left base based on where he ended up.

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