# Accident 20140714010769A: Mooney Airplane Co Inc M20TN, Durango, CO, July 14, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2014, 12:20 local time
- Place: Durango, CO
- Airport: Durango-La Plata County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1514° N, 107.7539° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1514&lon=-107.7539&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: 1,600 total, 200 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14CA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA364) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140714010769A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN14CA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA364), Jul 14, 2014: Mooney M20TN (N562BG), Durango, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control during landing.

## Other reports on N562BG (1)

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

- [Accident 20121202026239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121202026239A), Dec 2, 2012: Mooney Airplane Co Inc M20TN (N562BG), Durango, CO, Substantial damage. 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.…

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.