# NTSB NYC82DHA05: Mooney M20K, N231RK, Kutztown, PA, December 13, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 13, 1981
- Place: Kutztown, PA · KUTZTOWN, PA
- Location: 40.5213° N, 75.7773° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kutztown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5213&lon=-75.7773&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 27, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123175
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82DHA05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DHA05

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3457  81/12/13   KUTZTOWN,PA         PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1400                    N7781Z              PX-  0  0  0  TOWING GLIDERS            AGE 24, 2967 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            50 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KUTZTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KUTZTOWN,PA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- ACFT HOLDING SHORT OF RWY17 ON OVERRUN OF RWY35.N231RK T/D ON LAST 1/3 OF RWY35.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3457  81/12/13   KUTZTOWN,PA         MOONEY M20K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 350
        TIME - 1400                    N231RK              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 98 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  1                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KUTZTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DOYLESTOWN,PA               KUTZTOWN,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N231RK](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N231RK-1991-06-19), registration cancelled 1991-06-19, S/N 250172 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- Registry model: [Mooney M20K](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (registry code 5870220) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Kutztown

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N7781Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7781Z), registered now, S/N 25-3983, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- Registry model: [Piper PA-25-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (registry code 7102504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kutztown

## FAA reports on this event (2)

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

- [Accident 19811213079231A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811213079231A), Dec 13, 1981: Mooney M20K, Kutztown, PA, Minor damage. Landing aircraft struck N7781Z.aircraft which was waiting for landing aircraft to clear. Was overshooting landing.
- [Accident 19811213079232A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811213079232A), Dec 13, 1981: Piper PA25235, Kutztown, PA, Substantial damage. Was struck by overshooting landing aircraft N231RK while waiting for the aircraft to complete his landing.

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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