# Accident 20090702011599A: Mooney M20M, Steamboat Spri, CO, July 2, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2009, 11:45 local time
- Place: Steamboat Spri, CO
- Airport: Steamboat Springs/Bob Adams Fi
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5161° N, 106.8661° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5161&lon=-106.8661&mi=10
- Aircraft: N270SD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N270SD-2012-08-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20M (registry code 5870222, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIO-540-AF1B (registry code 42001, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-af1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20M
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540AF1B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 340 total, 50 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA414](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA414) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090702011599A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER FLYING IN THE LOCAL AREA, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A TOUCH AND GO THE PILOT SAID HE WAS AT A SLOWER THAN USUAL AIRSPEED ON FINAL APPROACH WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING AND THEN THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO PORPOISE.  THE PILOT THEN INITIATED A GO AROUND WITHOUT RECONFIGURING THE AIRCRAFT (FULL FLAPS AND TRIMMED FOR LANDING) THIS RESULTED IN A VERY HIGH ANGLE OF ATTACH WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT STALLING AND ROLLING OFF TO THE LEFT INTO A RAVINNE, THE LEFT WING STRUCK A PILE OF DEBRIS WHICH CUT OFF APPROXIMATELY FIVE FEET OF THE LEFT WING AND THE AIRCRAFT THEN SPUN 180 DEGREES AND STRUCK THE RIGHT WING WITH TERRAIN THEN THE TAIL CONE STRUCK THE TERRAIN AND WAS CRUSHED TO THE CABIN THERE WERE NO INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT.

## 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 CEN09CA414](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA414), Jul 2, 2009: Mooney M20 (N270SD), Steamboat Springs, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper pitch control during the go-around, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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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