# NTSB CHI79DEP08: Mooney M20J, N201SJ, Dodgeville, WI, November 19, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 19, 1978
- Place: Dodgeville, WI · DODGEVILLE, WI
- Location: 42.9660° N, 90.1297° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dodgeville, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9660&lon=-90.1297&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 8, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138524
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79DEP08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEP08

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N201SJ), registered now, S/N 24-0069 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Registry model: [Mooney M20J](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (registry code 5870219) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dodgeville Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19781119041579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781119041579A), Nov 19, 1978: Mooney M20J, Dodgeville,Wi, WI, Substantial damage. Pilot wearing long pointed cowboy boot which caused him to inadvertetly apply left brake pressure

## Other investigations on N201SJ (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 ATL06CA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA128), Sep 20, 2006: Mooney M-20J (N201SJ), Blue Ridge, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to achieve the proper touchdown point on landing resulting in an overrun, and on ground collision with trees.

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.

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