# NTSB LAX82DA356: Mooney M20K, N1163N, Santa Rosa, CA, September 24, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: September 24, 1982, 09:42 local (16:42 UTC)
- Place: Santa Rosa, CA
- Coordinates: 38.529891, -122.690444 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5299&lon=-122.6904&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 24, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72545
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82DA356
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72545/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA356

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Overrun, landing - roll
  - weather condition - low ceiling (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - fog (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - rain (contributing factor)
  - proper touchdown point - not attained, pilot in command (cause)
  - aborted landing - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - go-around - not performed, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

AIRCRAFT LANDED LONG AFTER ONE MISSED APPROACH AND RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1163N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 25-0671
- Airframe hours: 55
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-360 210 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Madison
- Registered owner: Key Capitol Corporation
- Departed: 307, HOLLISTER, CA
- Destination: BDL, WINDSOR LOCKS, CT
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: STS, Sonoma County, runway 32, 5,115 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 50; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 868 total, 23 in this make and model, 676 as pilot in command, 101 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 1,100 ft overcast
- Temperature: 145 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: STS

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820924048929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820924048929A), Sep 24, 1982: Mooney M20K, Santa Rosa, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot landed long and ran off end of runway after VOR approach.

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.

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