# Accident 19970509009809A: Mooney M20K, North Little Ro, AR, May 9, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1997, 08:00 local time
- Place: North Little Ro, AR
- Airport: North Little Rock Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8297° N, 92.2906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8297&lon=-92.2906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N262JM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970509009809A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT LOST DIRECTIOANL CONTROL ON LANDING, RAN OFF RUNWAY, HIT ANOTHER AIRCRAFT IN RAMP AREA. (-23) AIRMAN LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER TOUCHDOWN AND IMPACTED ANOTHER AIRCRAFT AND A 6 FT. EMBANKMENT CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH AIRCRAFT AND MINOR INJURIES WERE INCURRED BY THE PILOT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 FTW97LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA182), May 9, 1997: Mooney M20K (N262JM), N Little Rock, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. A factor was the pilot's failure to use the proper aborted landing procedures.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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