# Accident 20170515003959A: Mooney M20E, Dowling, MI, May 15, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 2017, 13:30 local time
- Place: Dowling, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4719° N, 85.2303° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4719&lon=-85.2303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9265M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9265M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,711 total, 3,544 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170515003959A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 15, 2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 1330 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A MOONEY M20E AIRCRAFT, N9265M, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT OVERRAN THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A PHONE POLE ON LANDING AT THE PILOTS PRIVATE 1,800 FOOT GRASS STRIP SOUTH OF DOWLING, MICHIGAN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND CALM WINDS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN.  THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM GREENSBURG, INDIANA. WEATHER REPORT AT KBTL AIRPORT AT 1653Z WAS: WIND 130 DEGREES AT 05 KNOTS, VISIBILITY 10 STATUTE MILES AND CLEAR, TEMP. 20, DEW POINT 05, ALTIMETER 30.06.

## 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 CEN17LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA184), May 15, 2017: Mooney M20E (N9265M), Dowling, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: Innacurate airspeed indications due to contamination of the pitot-static system with insect remains, which resulted in a high approach and landing speed and subsequent runway overrun.

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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