Mooney M20C N6453U

Summary

On 4 June 2016 at about 21:30 local time, a Mooney M20C registered N6453U was involved in an accident near Williamstown, New Jersey, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

4 June 2016 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Williamstown, New Jersey, United States

Nearest airport

Southern Cross (C01)

Coordinates

39.6294, -75.0247

Aircraft

Mooney M20C

Registration

N6453U

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Williamstown → Williamstown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA16CA276

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's landing area overshoot and failure to maintain surface speed and braking capability, which resulted in a runway overrun and a collision with a fence.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that while landing on a wet grass runway, he touched down long, skidded about 200 feet, and was unable to slow the airplane. Subsequently, the airplane overran the runway and struck a fence about 20 feet beyond the end of the runway, which resulted in substantial damage to the firewall. The pilot did not report any mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.