# Accident 20121202026239A: Mooney Airplane Co Inc M20TN, Durango, CO, December 2, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 2012, 12:00 local time
- Place: Durango, CO
- Airport: Anamas, Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2019° N, 107.8681° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2019&lon=-107.8681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N562BG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N562BG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20TN (registry code 5870227, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20tn) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-550-G (registry code 17401, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-550-g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY AIRPLANE CO INC M20TN
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-550-G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,498 total, 108 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13CA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121202026239A

## Narrative

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

N562BG WAS LANDING RUNWAY 19 AT ANIMAS AIR PARK, IN DURANGO, CO. UPON TOUCH DOWN THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND ON THE SECOND BOUNCE THE PILOT ELECTED TO GO A ROUND. HE APPLIED POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME OFF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT THEN RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR AND THE FLAPS. THE RIGHT WING TIP THEN STRUCK THE RUNWAY, AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. COMING TO REST IN A SOUTH WEST DIRECTION OFF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 CEN13CA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA083), Dec 2, 2012: Mooney M20TN (N562BG), Durango, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, and his failure to maintain airplane control during the go-around maneuver.

## Other reports on N562BG (1)

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

- [Accident 20140714010769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140714010769A), Jul 14, 2014: Mooney Airplane Co Inc M20TN (N562BG), Durango, CO, Substantial damage. Pilot of N562BG made a hard and fast landing on runway 3 at kdro; aircraft bounced, came down on runway losing the landing gear, prop strike and left wing…

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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