- Date
- November 19, 1978
- Place
- Dodgeville, WI · DODGEVILLE, WI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N201SJMooney M20J
- Status
- Completed · report March 8, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781119041579A
- Case key
- 138524
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4079 78/11/19 DODGEVILLE,WI MOONEY M20J CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, 71 TOTAL TIME - 1430 N201SJ PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DODGEVILLE MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CLINTON,IA DODGEVILLE,WI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- PILOT WEARING LONG POINTED COWBOY BOOT WHICH CAUSED HIM TO INADVERTENTLY APPLY LEFT BRAKE PRESSURE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N201SJ
- Reported as
- Mooney M20J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Dodgeville Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N201SJ · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.