Cragsmoor, NY, USA
N600FS
MOONEY M20F
On July 10, 2022, about 1917 eastern daylight time, a Mooney M20F, N600FS, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Cragsmoor, New York. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The flight originated at Joseph Y Resnick Airport (N89), Ellenville, New York, destined for Brookhaven Airport (HWV), Shirley, New York. According to the pilot, the airplane was fully fueled when he departed N89. While en route to HWV, about 5 minutes after takeoff, the pilot noticed that the airplane’s climb performance was less than normal, and the airplane was struggling to maintain a 500 foot-per-minute rate of climb. As the pilot noticed that he was approaching terrain faster than the climb performance of the airplane would allow him to avoid, he considered making a steep turn away from the terrain but did not feel the turn could be executed without a critical loss of altitude in the narrow corridor in which he was flying. Therefore, the pilot decided to continue the same flight path at the best rate of climb configuration. He maintained a wings level and nose up attitude as the airplane impacted trees and flight was no longer sustainable. The airplane was retained for examination.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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