# Accident 20040629031229A: Mooney M20E, Thomasville, GA, June 29, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2004, 21:00 local time
- Place: Thomasville, GA
- Airport: Thomasville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.9083° N, 83.8811° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9083&lon=-83.8811&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77ET, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77ET-2005-07-25) (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
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 825 total, 792 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL04CA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04CA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040629031229A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA ^ CAME TO THE THOMASVILLE AIRPORT WITH THE INTENT TO COMPLETE HIS REQUIRED CURRENCY REQUIREMENTS. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA ^ HAD COMPLETED ONE TRAFFIC PATTERN BY EXECUTING A TOUCH AND GO. AS HE TURNED FINAL ON HIS APPROACH, HE REALIZED THAT HE WAS TOO HIGH SO HE REDUCED POWER AND ADDED AN ADDITIONAL FLAP SETTING. AS THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA ^ APPROACHED THE AIRPORT, HE FELT THAT HE WAS TOO LOW AND ADDED POWER IN AN ATTEMPT TO GO AROUND, HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK CORN STALKS AND A FENCE. THE AIRCRAFT THEN VEERED OFF TO THE LEFT AND STRUCK AN EMBANKMENT BEFORE COMING TO REST APPROX 200 YARDS FROM THE END AND TO THE LEFT OF RUNWAY 22.

## 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 ATL04CA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04CA144), Jun 30, 2004: Mooney M-20E (N77ET), Thomasville, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of the airspeed and distance during approach to land that resulted in an undershoot and the subsequent collision with the ground.

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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