# Accident 20070922832069A: Namer SNJ5, Bloomington/No, IL, September 22, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 2007, 16:40 local time
- Place: Bloomington/No, IL
- Airport: Central Il Regl Airport At Bloomi
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4772° N, 88.9161° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4772&lon=-88.9161&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11HP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N11HP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American SNJ-5 (registry code 6400418, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-snj-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAMER SNJ5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 637 total, 80 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA303) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070922832069A

## Narrative

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

(-23)  AN AIRMAN IN AN SNJ-5, N11HP, LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF.  THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND INTO THE GRASS WHERE IT TURNED HARD TO THE LEFT CAUSING THE RIGHT WINGTIP AND RIGHT AILERON TO BE DAMAGED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DEPARTING ON RUNWAY 11 (EASTERLY) AT BLOOMINGT/NORMAL, IL AIRPORT AND CAME OT REST ON A 180 DEGREE (SOUTHERLY) HEADING.  NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

## 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 CHI07CA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA303), Sep 22, 2007: North American SNJ-5 (N11HP), Bloomington, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff roll which resulted in a ground loop.

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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