# Accident 20030429007159A: Mooney M20E, Milledgeville, GA, April 29, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 2003, 19:00 local time
- Place: Milledgeville, GA
- Airport: Baldwin County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1569° N, 83.2456° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1569&lon=-83.2456&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201EZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N201EZ-2005-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 370 total, 350 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL03LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030429007159A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 ATL03LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA088), Apr 29, 2003: Mooney M20E (N201EZ), Milledgeville, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during climbout which resulted in a low altitude stall and subsequent in-flight collision with the terrain.

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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