# Accident 20030701012169A: Mooney M20J, Delancy, NY, July 1, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2003, 15:30 local time
- Place: Delancy, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2253° N, 74.9628° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2253&lon=-74.9628&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1084B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1084B-2004-02-18) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030701012169A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF FROM A MOWED FIELD. IT APPEARED HE ATTEMPTED ROTATION PRIOR TO EXCEEDING VS (STALLING SPEED), APPROXIMATELY 3 TIMES. AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK DOWN WITH THE LEFT WING STRIKING A TREE, SEPARATING THE LEFT WING FROM THE AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES TO EITHER PILOT OR PASSENGER.

## 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 NYC03LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA145), Jul 1, 2003: Mooney M20J (N1084B), De Lancey, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delayed decision to perform an aborted takeoff, which did not allow for sufficient room to stop. A factor was the grass runway.

## Other reports on N1084B (1)

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

- [Incident 19990721018099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990721018099I), Jul 21, 1999: Mooney M20J (N1084B), Pittsburgh, PA, Minor damage. (-5)Pilot stated that he was executing an ILS approach into Allegheny County Airport. He further stated that the control tower requested he maintain his speed.…

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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