# Accident 20041127034289A: Mooney M20J, Statesville, NC, November 27, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 2004, 13:40 local time
- Place: Statesville, NC
- Airport: Statesville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7650° N, 80.9567° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7650&lon=-80.9567&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2201, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2201) (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
- Reported engine: LYC IO360LYC*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,100 total, 150 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL05CA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041127034289A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT WAS PERFORMING A SHORT FIELD TAKE OFF AND DID NOT ROTATE ENOUGH ON DEPARTURE. FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR GRABBED THE CONTROLS TO INCREASE THE AIRCRAFT PITCH WITHOUT USING THE PROPER POSITIVE TRANSFER OF FLIGHT CONTROLS. FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR THEN RELEASED THE CONTROLS AND THOUGHT THE STUDENT WAS FLYING. AIRCRAFT PITCH CONTINUED TO INCREASE, AIRCRAFT STALLED, LEFT WING DROPPED, AIRCRAFT THEN STRUCK A FENCE TEARING OFF BOTH WINGS AND LANDING GEAR.

## 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 ATL05CA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA030), Nov 27, 2004: Mooney M20J (N2201), Statesville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: the flight instructors improper use of the flight controls on rotation during a short field takeoff resulting in the airplane becoming airborne, stall, and collision with the ground. A factor in the…

## Other reports on N2201 (1)

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

- [Incident 20160326002779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160326002779I), Mar 26, 2016: Mooney M20J (N2201), Linden, NJ, Minor damage. PIC and sole occupant, [privacy data omitted], stated that he flew a normal pattern to landing, at the Linden Airport, with his checklist displayed on his…

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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