# Accident 20090728012169A: Mooney M20S, Mayfield, KY, July 28, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2009, 10:50 local time
- Place: Mayfield, KY
- Airport: Mayfield Graves County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7697° N, 88.5847° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7697&lon=-88.5847&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1008R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1008R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20S (registry code 5870226, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20S
- Reported engine: CONT IO550*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 365 total, 25 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09CA439](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA439) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090728012169A

## Narrative

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

PILOT RETRACTED LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO RETRACTING FLAPS TO THE APPROACH POSITION WITHOUT ESTABLISHING A POSITIVE RATE OF CLIMB WHILE EXECUTING A GO-AROUND.  DUE TO THE LACK OF A POSITIVE RATE OF CLIMB THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED INTO THE RUNWAY RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, SUDDEN ENGINE STOPPAGE AND DAMAGE TO THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THE AIRCRAFT SLID OFF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS STRIKING A RUNWAY EDGE LIGHT WHICH RIPPED OPEN A SECTION OF THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT.  AFTER REVIEW THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS DETERMINED TO BE SUBSTANTIAL.

## 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 ERA09CA439](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA439), Jul 28, 2009: Mooney M20S (N1008R), Mayfield, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot prematurely retracting the landing gear and flaps during the aborted landing.

## Other reports on N1008R (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20011031029369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011031029369A), Oct 31, 2001: Mooney M20S (N1008R), Buckhannon, WV, Substantial damage. (.19) On October 31, 2001, about 1830 eastern standard time, a Mooney M20S, N1008R, was substantially damaged while landing at the Upshur County Regional…

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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