# NTSB NYC82DA090: Mooney M20G, N9078V, Pittstown, NJ, May 7, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: May 7, 1982, 07:00 local (11:00 UTC)
- Place: Pittstown, NJ
- Location: 40.5876° N, 75.0194° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALEXANDRIA (N85), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5876&lon=-75.0194&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 7, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72241
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82DA090
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72241/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA090

## Sequence of events

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

- Overrun, landing - roll
  - distance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - terrain condition - wet (contributing factor)
  - go-around - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - object - fence (contributing factor)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9078V), registered now, S/N 690002, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20G
- Registry model: [Mooney M-20G](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m-20g) (registry code 5870216) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 690002
- Airframe hours: 2800
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 56; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820507018899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820507018899A), May 7, 1982: Mooney M20G, Pittstown, NJ, Substantial damage. Landed long, unable to stop on wet grass, ran off end of runway. Struck a post and a ditch.

## Other investigations on N9078V (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA72DKJ35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DKJ35), Nov 28, 1971: Mooney M20C (N9078V), Jasper, AL, substantial damage

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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