# Incident 19790917023529I: Mooney M20J, Lumberton, NJ, September 17, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1979, 14:00 local time
- Place: Lumberton, NJ
- Airport: Burlington Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9659° N, 74.8052° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lumberton, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9659&lon=-74.8052&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4652H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 49 total, 21 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790917023529I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

EXTREME PITCH UP DUE TO AUTOPILOT FAILURE. PILOT COULD NOT DISCONNECT. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED IN HARD LANDING.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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