# Accident 20120721015819A: Mooney M20E, Mark Tree, AR, July 21, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 2012, 08:29 local time
- Place: Mark Tree, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5331° N, 90.4003° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5331&lon=-90.4003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1310W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1310W-2015-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,146 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12FA463](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA463) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120721015819A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 21, 2012, AT 0829 CST, A MOONEY M20E, N1310W, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING CONTACTING THE GROUND SHORT OF MARK TREE, ARKANSAS AIRPORT, WHILE ON AN ANIMAL RESCUE FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT WEST MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS, ON JULY 21, 2012 AT 0804 CST.

## 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 CEN12FA463](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA463), Jul 21, 2012: Mooney M20E (N1310W), Marked Tree, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during cruise flight due to a malfunction of the fuel injection servo due to a damaged O-ring.

## Other reports on N1310W (1)

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

- [Incident 19931106045149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931106045149I), Nov 6, 1993: Mooney M20E (N1310W), New Castle, VA, Minor damage. Nose gear broke off on landing rollout. Tips of propeller slightly bent.

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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