- Date
- May 7, 1982, 07:00 local (11:00 UTC)
- Place
- Pittstown, NJ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9078VMooney M20G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 7, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820507018899A
- Case key
- 72241
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During arrival, the pilot elected to land on runway 26 in calm wind conditions. During the landing, the aircraft touched down just beyond the intersection of runway 12/30. The pilot applied the brakes as she approached the grassy area, which was still wet from a previous rain. Upon reaching the grass, no obvious braking was noticed by the pilot. The plane continued off the end of the runway and struck a fence post and a ditch. The pilot felt that the brakes were operating, but the plane could not be stopped on the wet grass.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9078V
- Reported as
- Mooney M20G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 690002
- Airframe hours
- 2,800
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A1D, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Skywagon Flying Club
- Registered owner
- Leonard A. Levy
- Departed
- MMU · Morristown, NJ
- Destination
- Pittstown, NJ
- Airport
- N85 · Alexandria, runway 26, 2,400 × 120 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
- 56
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 751 total · 10 in this make and model · 573 as pilot in command · 51 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Temperature
- 140 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N9078V · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.