- Date
- February 15, 1982, 14:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Schroon Lake, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N201UMMooney M20J
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 15, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820215004239A
- Case key
- 72571
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During arrival, the pilot made two passes over the airport to insure that the runway had been plowed (snow removed). He landed on a 3164 ft runway in light and variable wind conditions. The runway was covered with ice and wet snow. The left brake was ineffective during the landing roll. To prevent skidding off the right side of the runway, the right brake was not used. When the pilot saw an ice and snow obstruction at the end of the runway, he applied full power to go-around. During the go-around, the plane struck the top of a snowbank, then stalled into trees about 100 ft from the end of the runway. An inspection and test revealed the left braking action was about 60 to 65 percent of that of the right brake, but sufficient to lock the brake.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N201UM
- Reported as
- Mooney M20J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24 0374
- Airframe hours
- 1,300
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A1B60, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- I&D Co,
- Registered owner
- I&D Co,
- Departed
- Caldwell, NJ
- Destination
- Wrightstown, NJ
- Airport
- Schroon Lake, runway 34, 3,164 × 50 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 937 total · 1 in this make and model · 79 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 104 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.