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FAA incident report · Mooney M20J · Saluda, VA · December 2, 2017

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Date
December 2, 2017 · 09:30 local
Place
Saluda, VA
Airport
Hummel Field
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N201NM
Reported as
Mooney M20J
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
393 total387 in this make and model19 in the last 90 days
N201NMRegistered now · Mooney M20JS/N 24-0275 · Built 1977Airframe modelMooney M20JEngine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot stated she approached the runway at too high of an airspeed and still continued to land. She then had to apply hard braking to stop the aircraft before coming to the end of the runway. The hard braking caused the brakes to lock up which resulted in the aircraft making an immediate left turn into the grass. The right landing gear door struck the runway light causing minor damage to the door. The propeller struck the grass causing minor damage to the propeller.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT STATED SHE APPROACHED THE RUNWAY AT TOO HIGH OF AN AIRSPEED AND STILL CONTINUED TO LAND. SHE THEN HAD TO APPLY HARD BRAKING TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE COMING TO THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE HARD BRAKING CAUSED THE BRAKES TO LOCK UP WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT MAKING AN IMMEDIATE LEFT TURN INTO THE GRASS. THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR DOOR STRUCK THE RUNWAY LIGHT CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE DOOR. THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GRASS CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER.