Mooney M20R accident near Dundee, NY

On December 23, 2010, a Mooney M20R (airplane) was involved in an accident near Dundee, NY. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.

Date

December 23, 2010

Place

Dundee, NY

Aircraft

Mooney M20R · Airplane

Injuries

1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Substantial

Position

42.521°N, 77.036°W

NTSB ID

20101222X20739

Official records · ERA11FA095

• Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation

Air traffic control records

• FAA Air Traffic Control Summary Reports: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
• FAA Air Traffic Control Transcript: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov

NTSB summary

HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 22, 2010, about 1950 eastern standard time, a Mooney M20R, N968SM, operated by a private pilot, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain in Dundee, New York, while on approach to the Penn Yan Airport (PEO), Penn Yan, New York. The certificated private pilot was fatally injured. Night instrument meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan had been filed for the flight that departed Essex County Airport (CDW), Caldwell, New Jersey. The personal flight was conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The airplane was owned by the pilot, through a limited-liability-company, and was based at CDW. The pilot was employed as an emergency room physician, and was commuting to work, at a hospital in Geneva, New York. According to information obtained from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the airplane departed CDW about 1840 and progressed toward PEO without incident. At 1930:18, the airplane was at an altitude of 8,000 feet mean sea level (msl) when the pilot contacted Elmira Approach Control, and requested the area navigation (RNAV) global position system (GPS) approach to runway 1 at PEO. The pilot was cleared to fly direct to the initial approach fix (IAF), and advised that there were pilot reports for "at least moderate rime ice" from other airplanes operating in the areas around Elmira and Ithaca, New York, at altitudes between 4,000 and 5,500 feet msl, with reports of severe icing towards Elmira, lower to the ground. At 1932:10, the pilot was cleared to d

Probable cause

The pilot's decision to operate in known moderate-to-severe icing conditions, which resulted in a loss of control during approach.

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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.