Mooney M20G N9221V

Summary

On 8 May 2010 at about 00:05 local time, a Mooney M20G registered N9221V was involved in an accident near Benton, Arkansas, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

8 May 2010 at 00:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Benton, Arkansas, United States

Nearest airport

Saline County Regional (KSUZ)

Coordinates

34.5903, -92.4794

Aircraft

Mooney M20G

Registration

N9221V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Benton → Siloam Springs

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN10LA243

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the aborted takeoff.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

During takeoff, approximately 20 feet above ground level, the airplane began a right yaw which the pilot corrected through the use of airplane rudder. The airplane then began to bank and yaw left. The pilot reported that the "excessive" amounts of aileron were required to level the airplane's bank. The pilot elected to land the airplane on the remaining runway. During the landing rollout, the right landing gear collapsed, followed shortly by the collapse of the left landing gear and then the nose gear. The airplane came to rest off the left side of the runway. An examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any preimpact anomalies.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.