Mooney M20F accident near Jonestown, PA
On August 29, 2000, a Mooney M20F (airplane) was involved in an accident near Jonestown, PA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 29, 2000
- Place
- Jonestown, PA
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20F · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 40.404°N, 76.225°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X21740
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 29, 2000, at 1554 eastern daylight time, a Mooney M20F, N9436V, was destroyed when it collided with a power line and terrain during an aborted landing at the Dee Jay Airport (8PA1), Jonestown, Pennsylvania. The certificated private pilot/owner was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight that originated at Deck Airport (9D4), Lebanon, Pennsylvania, about 1540. No flight plan was filed for the flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. Dee Jay Airport was 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. Traffic that landed to the west negotiated an uphill runway with a slight "dogleg" to the left. A three-way road intersection was immediately beyond the departure end of runway 27. One road ran north/south across the runway end, and the other road continued away from the airport oriented approximately 240 degrees magnetic. One witness said he was traveling eastbound in his truck directly towards the airport when the accident airplane came into view. According to the witness: "He was going west and I was going east. He came up over the corn. He was directly on top of me. It looked like he was coming up and he hit the right wing on the wires. He hit the orange ball and it looked like he was going to land on me and my kids. I didn't know whether to hit the gas or the brakes. It looked like he got up over those lines and turned too soon. He hit the wires, the wings started ro
Probable cause
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.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
