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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20TN · Durango, CO · July 14, 2014

Date: July 14, 2014 · 12:20 local
Place: Durango, CO
Airport: Durango-La Plata County
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N562BG
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN14CA364
Reported as: Mooney M20TN
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-550-G
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,600 total200 in this make and model

N562BGRegistered now · Mooney M20TNS/N 31-0031 · Built 2007 Airframe modelMooney M20TN Engine modelContinental TSIO-550-GReciprocating

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What happened

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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 damaged. The aircraft came to rest left of the runway in the grass between taxi ways A5 and A6.

The pilot of N562BG upon an extended straight-in final for runway 3 encountered turbulence on decent; straightened aircraft from a slight right crab to runway heading just before touchdown. The pilot experienced a wind from his right as he was touching down and the aircraft ballooned. The pilot applied power; the stall warning began to sound, the pilot applied full power in a go around attempt. The nose pitched up, the aircraft banked to the left and the pilot lost control and the aircraft came to a rest left of the runway in the grass between taxi ways A5 and A6. There was substantial damage to the left wing, propeller and the landing gear sheared off.

As the FAA filed it

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 DAMAGED. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST LEFT OF THE RUNWAY IN THE GRASS BETWEEN TAXI WAYS A5 AND A6.

THE PILOT OF N562BG UPON AN EXTENDED STRAIGHT-IN FINAL FOR RUNWAY 3 ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE ON DECENT; STRAIGHTENED AIRCRAFT FROM A SLIGHT RIGHT CRAB TO RUNWAY HEADING JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A WIND FROM HIS RIGHT AS HE WAS TOUCHING DOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT BALLOONED. THE PILOT APPLIED POWER; THE STALL WARNING BEGAN TO SOUND, THE PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER IN A GO AROUND ATTEMPT. THE NOSE PITCHED UP, THE AIRCRAFT BANKED TO THE LEFT AND THE PILOT LOST CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST LEFT OF THE RUNWAY IN THE GRASS BETWEEN TAXI WAYS A5 AND A6. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, PROPELLER AND THE LANDING GEAR SHEARED OFF.

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 CEN14CA364Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportDurango, COThe pilot's failure to maintain control during landing.Jul 14, 2014 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N562BG · 1

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

Accident 20121202026239ALanding: Touchdown · Durango, CON562BG 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…Dec 2, 2012 · Substantial damage