# Incident 20210529007069I: Mooney M20J, Alabaster, AL, May 29, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 2021, 11:23 local time
- Place: Alabaster, AL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2144° N, 86.8231° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alabaster, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2144&lon=-86.8231&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201VW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N201VW-2023-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 856 total, 657 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210529007069I

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKEOFF ROLL AT ROTATION, LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, PROPELLER STRUCK RUNWAY,  PILOT IN COMMAND ELECTED TO CUT POWER AND LAND STRAIGHT AHEAD.

## Other reports on N201VW (1)

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

- [Accident 19891116049039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891116049039A), Nov 16, 1989: Mooney M20J (N201VW), Concord, CA, Substantial damage. Collided with a runway sign during touch and go landings.

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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