Accident Sequence
The aircraft, a Mooney M20J, was destroyed on impact with power lines and a subsequent post-accident fire following an aborted landing on Runway 01 at Gainsville Memorial Airport (H27), Gainsville, Missouri. Runway 01 is a turf runway measuring 1,895 feet by 100 feet.
In a written statement, the pilot reported: "... touched down on runway retracted flaps hit bump left wheel then bump rt wheel. Saw house at end of runway added power and 10 degrees of flaps for go around. Retracted gear established climb speed during climb experienced partial loss of power. Unable to continue climb hit top of trees then in electric pole landed a/c on blacktop road a/c burned on road."
Examination
Examination of the aircraft wreckage revealed no mechanical anomalies.
Weather
The Marrion County Regional Airport, located approximately 21 nautical miles southwest of H27, reported at 1215 a temperature of 91 degrees Fahrenheit (33 degrees Celsius), wind from 220 degrees at 6 knots, and an altimeter setting of 29.98 inches of mercury.
At an approximate pressure altitude of 1,000 feet, outside air temperature of 33 degrees Celsius, gross weight of 2,700 pounds, a 6-knot tailwind component, and a 50-foot obstacle, the Mooney M20J 'Normal Landing Distance-Grass Surface' chart depicts a landing distance of approximately 3,300 feet.