- Date
- August 31, 1987, 18:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Marlboro, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N77DLMooney M20B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 30727
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
During the plt's 1st apch to land, he noted a wind shift & made a go-around. He said the wind shifted back in favor of rwy 27, so he attempted another landing with a longer, lower apch to accommodate the winds. Also, he noted there were trees near the apch end of the rwy. The plt stated that on the 2nd apch, he flared over the 'numbers' & the acft touched down about 1/3 of the way down the rwy. Suspecting another wind reversal, he elected to go around again. However, on the 2nd go-around, the acft hit the tops of trees near the departure end of the rwy & crashed. No preimpact mechanical problems were evident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N77DL
- Reported as
- Mooney M20B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1839
- Airframe hours
- 1,993
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A1A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Francis J. Cahil
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 5, 1987
- Departed
- Lakewood, NJ
- 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
- 48
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 572 total · 157 in this make and model · 167 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F