# Incident 20120731014969I: Mooney M20J, Mobile, AL, July 31, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2012, 18:42 local time
- Place: Mobile, AL
- Airport: Mobile Downtown
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6268° N, 88.0681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Mobile Downtown Airport (BFM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6268&lon=-88.0681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9899A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9899A) (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: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 482 total, 237 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120731014969I

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED MOBILE, AL (BFM) ON RUNWAY (R14), ENROUTE TO NEW ORLEANS (KNEW). DURING TAKE-OFF PILOT STATED THAT AIRPLANE BEGAN TO PITCH UP; HE PUSHED THE YOKE FORWARD WHILE SCANNING INSTRUMENT PANEL; HE NOTICED THAT THE AUTOPILOT WAS ENGAGED. PILOT STATED THAT AFTER HE DISENGAGED AUTOPILOT,  HE ATTEMPTED TO LEVEL AIRPLANE; WHEN AIRPLANE STARTED TO DIVE, PILOT STATED THAT HE PULLED BACK ON THE YOKE, WHILE ADVANCING THROTTLE BUT LOST CONTROL OF AIRPLANE RESULTING IN A FORCED LANDING, ON RUNWAY (R14) WITH THE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED.  PILOT APPLIED BRAKES AND THEN ROLLED ONTO GRASS ON LEFT SIDE OF (R14), AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. AIRPLANE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE WITH NO INJURIES TO CREW.

## Other reports on N9899A (2)

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

- [Incident 20221211019649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221211019649I), Dec 11, 2022: Mooney M20J (N9899A), Ypsilanti, MI, Minor damage. ASI jdr and ojt trainer lok met with the airmen in person. Airmen provided a recap of the incident. Pilot was talking with ATC while on the upwind/crosswind…
- [Incident 19980905035979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980905035979I), Sep 5, 1998: Mooney M20J (N9899A), Hudson, NY, Minor damage. (-5)Private pilot with 105 hours total and 45 hours in type was unable to maintain directional control on landing at Columbia County Airport runway 03. During…

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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