# Accident 20040312003339A: Mooney M20C, Clovis, NM, March 12, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 2004, 22:30 local time
- Place: Clovis, NM
- Airport: Clovis Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3794° N, 103.0504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3794&lon=-103.0504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6958V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6958V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Reported engine: CONT IO360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,775 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN04LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040312003339A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 12, 2004, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 AM PST, THE PILOT DEPARTED ON AN IFR FLIGHT FROM CONCORD, CALIFORNIA, TO HIS HOME IN ARDMORE, OKLAHOMA. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED WINSLOW, ARIZONA, IN GOOD WEATHER CONDITIONS FOLLOWING A STOP FOR FUEL. THE WEATHER BEGAN TO WORSEN EAST OF ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO. THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AT THAT TIME AND BEGAN TO ENCOUNTER RIME ICE, PITOT ICE, AND CARBURETOR ICE AT 11,000 FEET MSL. THE PILOT APPLIED PITOT HEAT AND IMMEDIATELY REGAINED THE NORMAL FUNCTION OF THE AIRSPEED INDICATOR. THE PILOT REQUESTED A LOWER ALTITUDE FROM ATC, AND EXITED THE ICING CONDITIONS. UPON APPROACH TO THE CLOVIS, NEW MEXICO, AREA A DECISION WAS MADE TO STOP FOR FUEL. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED SEVERAL APPROACHES IN CLOVIS AND WHILE EXECUTING AN ILS APPROACH, HE FELT SOMETHING HIT THE AIRCRAFT. HE STRUCK A POWER LINE LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE SOUTHEAST OF THE AIRPORT. EVIDENCE OF ARCING WAS VISIBLE ON THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND A TRAIL WAS LEFT ON THE BELLY RESEMBLING A BRAIDED CABLE SUCH AS THAT USED FOR HIGH LINE WIRE WHICH CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE. THE PILOT LANDED IN CANNON AIR FORCE BASE AT 10:30 PM MST, ASSISTED BY CONTROLLERS AT CAFB.

## 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 DEN04LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA065), Mar 13, 2004: Mooney M20C (N6958V), Clovis, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper in-flight planning and decision making during an instrument approach resulting in the pilot's intentional descent below approach minimums, and the pilot's failure to maintain…

## Other reports on N6958V (2)

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

- [Incident 20200424001099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200424001099I), Apr 24, 2020: Mooney M20C (N6958V), Maricopa, AZ, No damage. Maricopa, AZ (A39): N6958V, M20P, was a VFR hand off from luf to willy enroute to sdl. Pilot was initially issued the east transition and to maintain 055,…
- [Incident 19860426026109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860426026109I), Apr 26, 1986: Mooney M20C (N6958V), Greeley, CO, Minor damage. Returned for landing when pilot thought he smelled smoke. Gear not extended until propeller struck runway.

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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