# Incident 20231102019609I: Mooney M20M, Solberg, NJ, November 2, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 2023, 20:20 local time
- Place: Solberg, NJ
- Airport: Solberg-Hunterdon
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5828° N, 74.7367° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SOLBERG/HUNTERDON (N51), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5828&lon=-74.7367&mi=10
- Aircraft: N423PS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N423PS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20M (registry code 5870222, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 124 total, 124 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231102019609I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS PERFORMING A LANDING AT N51 AIRPORT AND PROCEEDED TO EXIT THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY CLOSE TO THE DEPARTURE END OF THE 3400 FOOT RUNWAY. EXAMINATION OF THE LEFT TIRE SHOWED A FLAT SPOT WITH A HOLE IN THE RUBBER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FLAT SPOT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS AT 84 KNOTS ON SHORT FINAL WITH ADS-B DATA INDICATING A GROUND SPEED CLOSER TO 100 KNOTS. NORMAL APPROACH SPEED IN CALM WINDS SHOULD HAVE BEEN 70-75 KNOTS. THE EVIDENCE AND THE PILOT'S STATEMENT SHOWS THAT THE PILOT WAS FLYING WITH EXCESSIVE SPEED ON FINAL LEADING TO A LONG LANDING AND SUBSEQUENT HEAVY BRAKING WHICH LED TO A LOCKED BRAKE ON THE LEFT SIDE CAUSING THE DAMAGE TO THE TIRE AND THE SUBSEQUENT DEPARTURE OF THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT.

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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