# Accident 20001014015369A: Matthews Arthur P ACRO II, Huntersville, NC, October 14, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 2000, 16:30 local time
- Place: Huntersville, NC
- Airport: Bradford Fld Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4096° N, 80.8403° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4096&lon=-80.8403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86AM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86AM-2015-06-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Matthews Arthur P ACRO II (registry code 8660539, https://openairdocs.org/model/matthews-arthur-p-acro-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A3A (registry code 42267, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a3a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA01LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001014015369A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ARRIVED AT BRADFORD FLD(NC05), NORTH CAROLINA AT APPROX 1630 HOURS. HE WAS LANDING RWY 24. HE HAD EXCESS ALTITUDE ON APPROACH SO HE ENTERED A SLIP. HE CONTINUED TO FLOAT ON LANDING AND LANDED LONG. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE A/C ON RWY. HE LOST CONTROL AND VEERED TO THE LEFT, GOING DOWN A SMALL RAVINE. HE DID NOT ATTEMPT A GO-AROUND DUE TO TREES OFF THE END OF THE RWY.

## 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 MIA01LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA005), Oct 14, 2000: Arthur P. Matthews Acro Sport II (N86AM), Huntersville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudgment of the distance/speed and failure to attain the proper touchdown point or affect a timely go-around which resulted in the aircraft overrunning the runway and incurring…

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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