# Accident 20020704018569A: Mooney M20J, Ocean City, NJ, July 4, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2002, 11:30 local time
- Place: Ocean City, NJ
- Airport: Ocean City Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2633° N, 74.6072° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2633&lon=-74.6072&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58166, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N58166) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD02LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020704018569A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHEN LANDING ON RUNWAY 6 AT OCEAN CITY AIRPORT PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT ON CENTER LINE.

## 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 IAD02LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA070), Jul 4, 2002: Mooney M20J (N58166), Ocean City, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, and his inadequate compensation for wind. A factor was a wind gust.

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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