# Accident 20100507033499A: Mooney M-20G, Benton, AR, May 7, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 2010, 19:05 local time
- Place: Benton, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5903° N, 92.4794° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5903&lon=-92.4794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9221V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9221V-2013-09-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M-20G (registry code 5870216, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m-20g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M-20G
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 840 total, 160 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA243) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100507033499A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 7, 2010 AT 7:05 PM LOCAL, MOONEY M20G, REGISTRATION NUMBER N9221V, ATTEMPTED A TAKE OFF FROM BENTON REGIONAL AIRPORT (SUZ) LOCATED IN BENTON, ARKANSAS.  THE AIRCRAFT OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT TOOK OFF GAINING ONLY 20 FEET ALTITUDE AND STRUCK THE LEFT WING TIP ON THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 1450 FEET FROM TAKE OFF ROLL POINT.  THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND AND NOSE WHEEL BROKE OFF THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 1600 FEET FROM POINT TAKEOFF INITIATED.  THE PILOT AND 2 PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED.  THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER VMC, NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED.

## 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 CEN10LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA243), May 8, 2010: Mooney M20G (N9221V), Benton, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the aborted takeoff.

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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