# Accident 20080704840619A: Mooney M20M, Elbert, CO, July 4, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2008, 20:37 local time
- Place: Elbert, CO
- Airport: Kelly Air Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2247° N, 104.6400° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2247&lon=-104.6400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17RA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17RA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20M (registry code 5870222, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 274 total, 50 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN08LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080704840619A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 4, 2008, N17RA, MOONEY, MODEL M20M, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.  AT 1748Z ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT KELLY AIRPARK, 9CO15), CO.  THE PILOT TRIED TO GO AROUND AND THE ENGINE FAILED TO DEVELOP POWER AND MADE A HARD LANDING.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, LANDING GEAR, AND TAIL SECTION.  THIS FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER CFR 91, VISUAL METEORLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.  PILOT AND PASSSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.

## 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 DEN08LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA118), Jul 4, 2008: Mooney M20M (N17RA), Elbert, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during a go-around, resulting in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the high density altitude.

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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