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FAA accident report · Mooney M20C · Boulder, CO · February 26, 2000

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Date
February 26, 2000 · 11:04 local
Place
Boulder, CO
Airport
Boulder Municipal Airport
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N90MR
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN00LA054
Reported as
Mooney M20C
N90MRRegistration cancelled Apr 26, 2000 · Mooney M20CS/N 3025Airframe modelMooney M20C

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On 02-26-00 at approx. 11:04 MST, a Mooney M-20C, N90MR, was substantially damaged during a forced landing near Boulder, CO. The instrument rated commercial pilot and his passenger were not injured. The airplane was being operated by artell, inc. of broomfield, CO. Under title 14 CFR part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the cross-country personal flight which originated from broomfield, CO. Approx. 45 minutes before the accident. No flight plan had been filed. According to the pilot, he departed jeffcp airport and flew to longmont's airport for a touch & go landing. He then flew to Boulder for mor practice landings. The pilot said he flew a long downwind leg for runway 26 because another airplane had transmitted that he was on a final. During N90MR'S final approach, the engine lost power, due to carb-ice according to the pilot who analyzed the power loss before performing a forced landing ina field short of the runway. The airplane went through two fences and came to rest in an irrigation ditch.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 02-26-00 AT APPROX. 11:04 MST, A MOONEY M-20C, N90MR, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING NEAR BOULDER, CO. THE INSTRUMENT RATED COMMERCIAL PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED BY ARTELL, INC. OF BROOMFIELD, CO. UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE CROSS-COUNTRY PERSONAL FLIGHT WHICH ORIGINATED FROM BROOMFIELD, CO. APPROX. 45 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE DEPARTED JEFFCP AIRPORT AND FLEW TO LONGMONT'S AIRPORT FOR A TOUCH & GO LANDING. HE THEN FLEW TO BOULDER FOR MOR PRACTICE LANDINGS. THE PILOT SAID HE FLEW A LONG DOWNWIND LEG FOR RUNWAY 26 BECAUSE ANOTHER AIRPLANE HAD TRANSMITTED THAT HE WAS ON A FINAL. DURING N90MR'S FINAL APPROACH, THE ENGINE LOST POWER, DUE TO CARB-ICE ACCORDING TO THE PILOT WHO ANALYZED THE POWER LOSS BEFORE PERFORMING A FORCED LANDING INA FIELD SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE WENT THROUGH TWO FENCES AND CAME TO REST IN AN IRRIGATION DITCH.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN00LA054Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoulder, COThe pilot not following procedures in that he did not periodically clear the engine during an extended glide. The factors were carburetor icing, weather conditions conducive to carburetor ice, and lack of suitable terrain for landing.Feb 26, 2000 · Substantial damage