# Accident 20080428842679A: Mooney M20E, Erie, CO, April 28, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 2008, 13:30 local time
- Place: Erie, CO
- Airport: Erie Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0100° N, 105.0347° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0100&lon=-105.0347&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79833, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79833) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 107 total, 49 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN08CA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08CA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080428842679A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 28 APRIL 2008 AT APPROXIMATELY 13:30, N79833, A MOONEY M20E WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE ATTEMPTING A SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF AT ERIE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.  THE PILOT REPORTED WITH THE NOSE UP THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY HITTING A SIGN CAUSING A PROPELLER STRIKE, DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE, LOWER LEADING EDGE OF THE RIGHT WING, AND FLATTENING RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRE.

## 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 DEN08CA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08CA086), Apr 28, 2008: Mooney M20E (N79833), Erie, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot failed to maintain directional control of the airplane during the touch and go landing.

## Other reports on N79833 (1)

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

- [Accident 19830816042369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830816042369A), Aug 16, 1983: Mooney M20E (N79833), Nampa, ID, Substantial damage. Crash occurred during emergency landing after engine quit due to fuel injector fuel screen being plugged.

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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