Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
The pilot's premature liftoff which resulted in an inadvertent stall.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Current)
Analysis
On July 28, 2001, about 1106 eastern daylight time, a Mooney M20J, N246JC, was substantially damaged after impacting terrain while departing from Peaslees Airstrip (NJ25), East Greenwich, New Jersey. The certificated private pilot and two passengers were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91.
According to the pilot, he was departing from the 2,207-foot long turf runway, when he "must have lifted off early." As the airplane climbed, it "felt mushy", and started to drift to the left. The pilot then "lost control," and the airplane skidded across a soybean field, before coming to rest upright.
The pilot did not report any abnormalities with the airplane or it's engine.
The winds reported at a nearby airport, about the time of the accident, were from 150 degrees at 5 knots.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# NYC01LA191