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FAA accident report · Mooney M20E · Colorado Spring, CO · December 22, 2010

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Date
December 22, 2010 · 12:01 local
Place
Colorado Spring, CO
Airport
City Of Colorado Springs Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N79869
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN11FA124
Reported as
Mooney M20E
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N79869Registration cancelled Oct 28, 2013 · Mooney M20ES/N 532 · Built 1964Airframe modelMooney M20EEngine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot was cleared for the ILS 17L approach to Colorado Springs airport. The weather was IMC. The last communication was that the pilot was going around. Contact was lost at this point and a ground search located the aircraft 400 feet east of the runway consumed by fire. Both occupants sustained fatal injuries.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS CLEARED FOR THE ILS 17L APPROACH TO COLORADO SPRINGS AIRPORT. THE WEATHER WAS IMC. THE LAST COMMUNICATION WAS THAT THE PILOT WAS GOING AROUND. CONTACT WAS LOST AT THIS POINT AND A GROUND SEARCH LOCATED THE AIRCRAFT 400 FEET EAST OF THE RUNWAY CONSUMED BY FIRE. BOTH OCCUPANTS SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.

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 CEN11FA124Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportColorado Springs, COThe pilot’s decision to initiate an approach into weather conditions where the ceiling and visibility were below the minimums for the approach and where reported icing existed, in an airplane not certified for flight in icing conditions, and his failure to…Dec 22, 2010 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N79869 · 1

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

Accident 19790513012579AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Hanksville, UTMade emergency landing in rough terrain after engine failure. Engine case separated. Aircraft over gross weight.May 13, 1979 · Substantial damage