# Accident 20040804019219A: Mooney M20R, Aspen, CO, August 4, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2004, 16:15 local time
- Place: Aspen, CO
- Airport: Aspen-Pitkin Co - Sardy Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2231° N, 106.8689° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2231&lon=-106.8689&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4157 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 40,000 total, 5 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN04LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040804019219A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE FLIGHT WAS A SALES DEMONSTRATION FROM TEXAS TO ASPEN, CO, A ROUTE REGULARLY FLOWN BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND, ALLEN ANDERSON. DURING FINAL APPROACH TO ASPEN RUNWAY 15, THE AIRCRAFT WAS HIGH ON THE GLIDE PATH WITH A 10 KNOT TAILWIND. MR. ANDERSON SAID HE WAS USED TO FLYING HIS OWN C-210 AND FLARED TOO HIGH, RAPIDLY LOSING AIRSPEED. BOTH PILOTS BEGAN TO MANIPULATE THE CONTROLS IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE ERROR. THE AIRPLANE LANDED HARD, DAMAGING PROPELLER, NOSE GEAR AND LOWER RUDDER.

## 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 DEN04LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA116), Aug 4, 2004: Mooney M20R (N4157), Aspen, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane. Contributing factors was the pilot flaring the airplane too high, his misunderstanding of the instructor's attempt to take control of the…

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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