# Accident 20010728022179A: Mooney M20J, Clarksboro, NJ, July 28, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2001, 10:30 local time
- Place: Clarksboro, NJ
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7897° N, 75.2283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7897&lon=-75.2283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N246JC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N246JC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC01LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA191) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010728022179A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING TAKE OFF FROM RUNWAY 14 (TURF STRIP) AT NJ25 CLARKSBORO, NJ, N246JC, MOONEY 20J SERIAL NUMBER 24-1557, TRACKS ON THE GROUND INDICATE THAT THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO DRIFT LEFT OFF THE AIRSTRIP AND INTO A SOY BEAN FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED RIGHT, LEFT WING LOW, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR CAUGHT THE GROUND AND WAS BROKEN OFF. THE PROPELLER BLADES WERE BENT, AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIN AFT OF THE BAGGAGE DOOR WAS WRINKLED COMPLETELY AROUND THE FUSELAGE BACK TO THE VERTICAL STABILIZER. THERE WAS NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO THE COCKPIT, AND NO REPORTED INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGERS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC01LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA191), Jul 28, 2001: Mooney M20J (N246JC), East Greenwich, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's premature liftoff which resulted in an inadvertent stall.

## Other reports on N246JC (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20100404030649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100404030649I), Apr 4, 2010: Mooney M20J (N246JC), Easton, PA, Minor damage. Pilot reported the weather was clear, wind 250' @ 5 knots. Aircraft was landing on rwy 18 when pilot became aware that the landing gear was not extended when…

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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