Mooney M-20G N6936N

Summary

On 12 June 2011 at about 21:35 local time, a Mooney M-20G registered N6936N was involved in an accident near Monroeville, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

12 June 2011 at 21:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Monroeville, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Pittsburgh-Monroeville Airport (4G0)

Coordinates

40.4503, -79.7775

Aircraft

Mooney M-20G

Registration

N6936N

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Monroeville → Charelston

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA11CA340

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during takeoff.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot elected to conduct a soft field takeoff due to rough irregularities in the runway. After fully extending the flaps, the pilot initiated the takeoff run, and the airplane became airborne within 200 to 300 feet. The pilot had difficulty keeping the airplane's pitch attitude low, and upon reaching tree-height the airplane stalled. The airplane descended and rolled to the left. The pilot was unable to arrest the descent, and the airplane impacted the ground and was subsequently consumed by a postimpact fire.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.