No fatalities

4 Jun 2016: MOONEY M20C — Williamstown, NJ

Williamstown, NJ, United States

On 4 Jun 2016, a MOONEY M20C was involved in an aviation accident near Williamstown, NJ. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: 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. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 12 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

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A pilot reported touching down long on a wet grass runway, skidding, and overrunning into a fence, causing substantial firewall damage. No mechanical issues were reported.

Incident Overview

A pilot reported that during the landing on a wet grass runway, the airplane touched down long. After touchdown, the airplane skidded approximately 200 feet and the pilot was unable to reduce its speed. The airplane subsequently overran the end of the runway and struck a fence located about 20 feet beyond the runway's end. The collision resulted in substantial damage to the firewall.

Pilot Report

The pilot did not report any mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane. Following the incident, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge made multiple requests for the pilot to submit the NTSB Form 6120.1 Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident/Incident Report. The pilot failed to submit the required report.

Damage

The only damage reported was substantial damage to the firewall as a result of the fence strike. No other damage was described in the source.

Contributing factors

Causes

Surface speed/braking — Not attained/maintainedPilotDescent/approach/glide path — Not attained/maintained

Other contributing factors

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