# Accident 20110612019329A: Mooney M-20G, Monroeville, PA, June 12, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 2011, 17:30 local time
- Place: Monroeville, PA
- Airport: Pittsburgh-Monroeville
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4503° N, 79.7775° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4503&lon=-79.7775&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6936N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6936N-2013-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M-20G (registry code 5870216, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m-20g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M-20G
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 2,800 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11CA340](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA340) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110612019329A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED RW/05, UPON ROTATION AT BETWEEN 65-70 KIAS THE AIRPLANE WAS HIT WITH A STRONG GUST OF WIND AND SUDDENLY GOT AIRBORNE TO A HEIGHT OF 10-15 FEET AND TURNED RAPIDLY TO THE LEFT.  THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AND THE AIRPLANE SETTLED BACK TO GROUND 50 FEET TO THE LEFT OF R/W ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR ON A HEADING OF 310? AND BURST INTO FLAMES.

## 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 ERA11CA340](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA340), Jun 12, 2011: Mooney M-20G (N6936N), Monroeville, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during takeoff.

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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