What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Dr. Maxwell stated that N201EZ, a Mooney M-20E, received an annual inspection and new nose and main gear shock discs the previous week. He stated the aircraft steered differently during the three takeoffs and landings since he had picked up the aircraft from its annual inspection. The difference in steering was most noticable above 35 mph. He was departing runway 10 at Baldwin County Airport (mlj) at 1900 EDT on April 29, 2003 to fly back to camilla to have the mechanic, randy poole, who had done the work, assess the change in steering. Because of the steering issue, Dr. Maxwell decided to perform a soft field takeoff. Dr. Maxwell stated he has little to no memory for the time between the takeoff roll and being in the ambulance after the accident. privacy data omitted Witnessed the event from the departure end of runway 10. He stated the aircraft engine sounded noticably reduced and he saw the aircraft in a 60 degree left bank, nose high, at 50 feet AGL off the left side of runway 10. The aircraft struck the ground on the left wing tip in a 90-degree left bank. The aircraft skidded across the ground coming to rest in the tree line approximately 200 feet to the left of runway 10. Witnesses privacy data omitted ran to the aircraft and pulled Dr. Maxwell from the aircraft. privacy data omitted Stated Dr. Maxwell acted "stunned and dazed". Emergency services transported Dr. Maxwell to oconee regional medical center where he was admitted until the afternoon of April 30, 2003. He suffered a lacerated lip, a broken tooth and a sprained ankle.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DR. MAXWELL STATED THAT N201EZ, A MOONEY M-20E, RECEIVED AN ANNUAL INSPECTION AND NEW NOSE AND MAIN GEAR SHOCK DISCS THE PREVIOUS WEEK. HE STATED THE AIRCRAFT STEERED DIFFERENTLY DURING THE THREE TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS SINCE HE HAD PICKED UP THE AIRCRAFT FROM ITS ANNUAL INSPECTION. THE DIFFERENCE IN STEERING WAS MOST NOTICABLE ABOVE 35 MPH. HE WAS DEPARTING RUNWAY 10 AT BALDWIN COUNTY AIRPORT (MLJ) AT 1900 EDT ON APRIL 29, 2003 TO FLY BACK TO CAMILLA TO HAVE THE MECHANIC, RANDY POOLE, WHO HAD DONE THE WORK, ASSESS THE CHANGE IN STEERING. BECAUSE OF THE STEERING ISSUE, DR. MAXWELL DECIDED TO PERFORM A SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF. DR. MAXWELL STATED HE HAS LITTLE TO NO MEMORY FOR THE TIME BETWEEN THE TAKEOFF ROLL AND BEING IN THE AMBULANCE AFTER THE ACCIDENT. ^PRIVACY DATA O^ WITNESSED THE EVENT FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 10. HE STATED THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE SOUNDED NOTICABLY REDUCED AND HE SAW THE AIRCRAFT IN A 60 DEGREE LEFT BANK, NOSE HIGH, AT 50 FEET AGL OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 10. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND ON THE LEFT WING TIP IN A 90-DEGREE LEFT BANK. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED ACROSS THE GROUND COMING TO REST IN THE TREE LINE APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET TO THE LEFT OF RUNWAY 10. WITNESSES ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RAN TO THE AIRCRAFT AND PULLED DR. MAXWELL FROM THE AIRCRAFT. ^PRIVACY DA^ STATED DR. MAXWELL ACTED "STUNNED AND DAZED". EMERGENCY SERVICES TRANSPORTED DR. MAXWELL TO OCONEE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER WHERE HE WAS ADMITTED UNTIL THE AFTERNOON OF APRIL 30, 2003. HE SUFFERED A LACERATED LIP, A BROKEN TOOTH AND A SPRAINED ANKLE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.