# Accident 20160604006159A: Mooney M20C, Williamstown, NJ, June 4, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 2016, 13:45 local time
- Place: Williamstown, NJ
- Airport: Southern Cross
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6294° N, 75.0247° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6294&lon=-75.0247&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6453U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6453U-2021-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 50 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA276) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160604006159A

## Narrative

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

UPON LANDING ON RWY 27 PILOT STATED,"TRYING TO MAKE A LANDING TOUCHDOWN LONG HIT BRAKES WENT INTO A SKID FOR ABOUT 200 FEET ON GRASS HIT FENCE

THERE WHERE NO MECHANICAL ISSUES WITH AIRPLANE THE AIRPLANE PERFORMED 100%"

SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE CAUSED BY AIRCRAFT SKIDDING INTO A UPHILL SLOPE AT THE EDGE OF THE ROAD.  AIRCRAFT HIT THE EDGE OF THE ROAD, COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR PUSHING THE GEAR INTO AND DAMAGING THE FIREWALL.  AIRCRAFT CROSSED OVER THE ROAD AND CAME TO REST AGAINST A FENCE.

## 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 GAA16CA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA276), Jun 4, 2016: Mooney M20C (N6453U), Williamstown, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's landing area overshoot and failure to maintain surface speed and braking capability, which resulted in a runway overrun and a collision with a fence.

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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