# Accident 20230611007669A: Mooney M10, Gassville, AR, June 11, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 2023, 19:00 local time
- Place: Gassville, AR
- Airport: Roller Filed
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2694° N, 92.4870° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2694&lon=-92.4870&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9523V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9523V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M10 (registry code 5872018, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M10
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 319 total, 54 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA238) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230611007669A

## Narrative

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

APPROXIMATLEY 1900 HOURS ON 11 JUNE  2023, A 1969 MONEY M10, REGRISTRATION NUMBER^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ S/N 700013 WAS ATTEMPTING A DOWNWIND TAKE OFF. DURING ROTATION THE WINDS PICKED UP SETTING OFF THE STALL WARNING. THE PIC COMMANDED THE AIRCRT NOSE DOWN THEN THE AIRCRAFT BECAME HARD TO CONTROL. THE PIC, REMEMBERED THERE WERE HUGH BALES OF HAY ON BOTH SIDES OF THE GRASS STRIP. THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED LEFT AS THE AIRCRAFT BARELY MISSED ONE. THE PIC LOSS CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTING A TELEPHONE POLE WITH THE LEFT WING, THEN TEARING THROUGH A BARBED WIRE FENCE, CROSSING A ROAD AND SETTLENG ON THE EDGE OF A TREE LINE. NO INJURIES REPORTED AND THE AIRCRAFT HAS SUBSTATIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CEN23LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA238), Jun 12, 2023: Mooney M10 (N9523V), Gassville, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during takeoff with a quartering tailwind.

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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