# Accident 19890119000999A: Mooney M20J, Lumberton, NJ, January 19, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 1989, 21:50 local time
- Place: Lumberton, NJ
- Airport: Flying W Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9343° N, 74.8072° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FLYING W (N14), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9343&lon=-74.8072&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201MQ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N201MQ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A3B6D (registry code 41828, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a3b6d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 270 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890119000999A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TOUCH AND GO. RAN OFF RUNWAY INTO A TREE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC89LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA071), Jan 20, 1989: Mooney M20J (N201MQ), Lumberton, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING A TOUCH-AND-GO, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT GROUND SWERVE. THE PRESENCE OF TREES NEAR THE RUNWAY WAS CONSIDERED TO BE A FACTOR.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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