# Incident 19960918033779I: Mooney M20R, Atlantic City, NJ, September 18, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1996, 16:30 local time
- Place: Atlantic City, NJ
- Airport: Atlantic City International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4576° N, 74.5772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ATLANTIC CITY INTL (ACY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4576&lon=-74.5772&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5262M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5262M-2013-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 575 total, 358 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960918033779I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING ON RUNWAY 11. WIND AT ACY WAS REPORTED AS 320 AT 13 KNOTS. AFTER TOUCH-DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT DECELERATE AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO GO AROUND WITH APPROXIMATELY 150 YARDS OF RUNWAY REMAINING. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE BUT SETTLED ONTO THE OVERRUN. THE RIGHT WHEEL HIT THE SEAWALL AT THE END OF THE OVERRUN. THE AIRCRAFT PANCAKED INTO APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET OF SALT WATER APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET FROM THE SEAWALL. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SWAM TO SAFETY AND THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED NOSE FIRST AND FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK AS IT SANK. INCIDENT CLOSED.

## Other reports on N5262M (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20011008029509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011008029509I), Oct 8, 2001: Mooney M20K (N5262M), Blythe, CA. (-23) During trim adjustment, pilot experienced an uncommanded nose down pitch at approximately 10,000 MSL, 10-15 miles west of Blythe, CA. Pilot declared an…

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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