- Date
- August 26, 1982, 18:50 local (22:50 UTC)
- Place
- Matawan, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1156UMooney M20J
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 26, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820826050049A
- Case key
- 71607
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that he had never been at this airport before. During arrival, he landed on runway 27 toward the setting sun with a crosswind from the left. He stated that he touched down firmly on the first 1/3 of the runway, then the aircraft floated briefly. He reported that he got all wheels on the ground and the airspeed below vso with about 1/3 of the runway remaining. Full brakes were applied, but due to the sunglare, the pilot had difficulty judging the distance remaining. When he realized he could not stop safely on the runway, he initiated a go-around after lift-off at the end of the runway, the aircraft mushed into brush and small tree stumps and came to rest about 200 ft from the departure end.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1156U
- Reported as
- Mooney M20J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-1253
- Airframe hours
- 272
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A3B6D, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Aero Venture, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Aero Venture, Inc.
- Departed
- 87 · Robbinsville, NJ
- Destination
- Dubois, PA
- Airport
- 2N8 · Marlboro, runway 27, 2,170 × 40 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
- 30
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 759 total · 8 in this make and model · 586 as pilot in command · 84 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Temperature
- 158 °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 N1156U · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.