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Mooney stalls on takeoff

By NTSB · March 24, 2016 ·

The pilot reported he had not flown the Mooney M20J for years, but once or twice a year, he would taxi the plane up and down his private airstrip near Lamar, Colo.

On this occasion, he taxied the airplane on the airstrip, and for some unknown reason, he decided to pull back on the yoke and allow the plane to become airborne.

It did not have sufficient airspeed to stay airborne.

It stalled and hit the terrain in a nose-down attitude, resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage.

The NTSB determined the probable cause as the pilot allowed the airplane to liftoff without sufficient airspeed, which resulted in a stall and subsequent impact with the terrain.

NTSB Identification: CEN14CA440

This March 2014 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others.

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  1. B. C. Air says

    March 25, 2016 at 10:01 am

    Aircraft owners who do not fly their birds, but “once” or “twice” a year, should be REQUIRED to give them to ME. I’ll fly them 3-4 times a week.

    • Bluestar says

      March 25, 2016 at 2:27 pm

      How is that going to improve their skills ?

  2. C J says

    March 25, 2016 at 9:18 am

    I have read about am-built owner doing the same thing. And away we go!

  3. Paul says

    March 25, 2016 at 8:45 am

    And his final words just prior to impact were: Oh S***

  4. Bluestar says

    March 25, 2016 at 5:40 am

    Those “Strange Reasons” will get ya, everyone

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