# Accident 19980516016159A: Mooney M20F, Telluride, CO, May 16, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1998, 18:30 local time
- Place: Telluride, CO
- Airport: Telluride Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9403° N, 107.9000° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9403&lon=-107.9000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6444Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6444Q-2013-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 925 total, 264 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA224) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980516016159A

## Narrative

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

(.4)ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE CONTACTED THE AIRPORT FOR A WEATHER ADVISORY PRIOR TO LANDING AND WAS TOLD THAT THE WINDS WERE FAVORING RUNWAY 9. PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN, HE RECEIVED A REPORT ON THE RADIO THAT THE WIND HAD SHIFTED TO 220 DEGREES AT 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS.  THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN AND AS IT WAS ROLLING OUT, THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE.  THE PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER AND RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR.  HE FLEW THE AIRCRAFT APPROXIMATELY HALF WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY AT ABOUT 20 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, HIT THE GROUND, BOUNCED ONCE, THEN LANDED IN A DRAINAGE DITCH.  CALCULATED DENSITY ALTITUDE AT THE TIME WAS 11,041 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL, AND THE ANGLE BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND THE WIND WAS 130 DEGREES.  GIVEN THE REPORTED WIND SPEED OF 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS, THE CROSSWIND AND TAILWIND COMPONENT VALUES FALL OFF THE WIND COMPONENT CHART.  THE VALUES AT THE CHART LIMITS ARE 12 KNOTS AND 10 KNOTS RESPECTIVELY. ACCORDING TO MOONEY AIRCRAFT FLIGHT TEST, THE DEMONSTRATED CROSS WIND COMPONENT IS 13 KNOTS AND THERE IS NO DEMONSTRATED TAIL WIND COMPONENT.  THE PROPELLER WAS DESTROYED, AND THE WINGS AND LOWER FUSELAGE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.                         (-23)AFTER TOUCHING DOWN, A GUST OF WIND BLEW THE AIRCRAFT 20 TO 30 FEET INTO THE AIR. PILOT APPLIED POWER TO GO-AROUND.  HE RETRACTED THE GEAR AND REDUCED THE FLAP ANGLE SETTING.  THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED HARD INTO THE GROUND.  AIRCRAFT SKIDDED OFF THE RUNWAY AND ENDED UP IN THE DITCH.

## 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 FTW98LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA224), May 17, 1998: Mooney M20F (N6444Q), Telluride, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot exceeded the crosswind capability performance of the aircraft, and his delayed response in initiating a go around. Factors were gusty, crosswind and tailwind conditions, and high density…

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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