ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 295926
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| Date: | Tuesday 29 April 2003 |
| Time: | 18:04 LT |
| Type: |  Mooney M20E |
| Owner/operator: | Thomas Alan Maxwell |
| Registration: | N201EZ |
| MSN: | 671 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Milledgeville, Georgia -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Milledgeville-Baldwin County Airport, GA (KMLJ) |
| Camilla Mitchell County Airport, GA (KCXU) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, the purpose of the flight was to return the airplane to the repair station where he had previously gotten an annual inspection completed. The pilot had complained about a landing gear and strut problem during landing and takeoff. Due to the gear and strut problem, the pilot elected to perform a soft field takeoff from runway 10. According to a witness at the airport, the airplane was first heard in the runup area, and next seen climbing out from the runway. The airplane was then seen about 50 feet above the ground, in a nose high attitude, and in a 60-degree left bank. The airplane continued to bank until the left wingtip was in a 90 degree left bank and then it collided with the ground. The aircraft spun across the ground and came to rest in a tree line left of runway 10 at Baldwin County Airport. Examination of the aircraft the after accident revealed that both wings were bent at the spars, and the nose section forward of the fire wall was displaced to the left. The pilot did not report a mechanical problem with the airplane during the takeoff and initial climb.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during climbout which resulted in a low altitude stall and subsequent in-flight collision with the terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL03LA088
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Oct-2022 14:32 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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