# NTSB CEN13CA083: Mooney M20TN, N562BG, Durango, CO, December 2, 2012

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: December 2, 2012, 12:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place: Durango, CO
- Coordinates: 37.201946, -107.868057 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2019&lon=-107.8681&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Approach-VFR go-around: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 10, 2013
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Parties: FAA Salt Lake City FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 85714
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN13CA083
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/85714/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=85714
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA083

## Probable cause

The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, and his failure to maintain airplane control during the go-around maneuver.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Mooney M20TN, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=5870227), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md)
- [Performance/control parameters](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062000): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Incorrect use/operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Mooney M20TN, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062000/cases.md?model=5870227), [All aircraft, 1,269 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062000/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Approach-VFR go-around: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Mooney M20TN, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=5870227), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)
- [Other: Dragged wing/rotor/float/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/093); cases with it: [Mooney M20TN, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/093/sequence.md?model=5870227), [All aircraft, 319 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/093/sequence.md)
- [Other: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Mooney M20TN, 10 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=5870227), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md)
- [Other: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Mooney M20TN, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=5870227), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md)
- [Post-impact: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094); cases with it: [Mooney M20TN, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md?model=5870227), [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The airplane bounced twice during landing. The pilot said that after the second bounce, he added full throttle for a go-around and that the airplane began to drift to the left side of the runway centerline. Just as the airplane began to climb, the pilot retracted the landing gear and flaps, and the nose of the airplane immediately pitched up. The right wingtip struck the runway surface, and the airplane veered sharply to the right and impacted terrain on the right side of the runway. The impact resulted in the collapse of the landing gear and substantial damage to the engine mount, firewall, fuselage, and horizontal stabilizer. The pilot reported that there was no mechanical malfunction or failure and that he just failed to maintain control of the airplane during the landing.

## Factual narrative

The airplane bounced twice during landing. The pilot then added full throttle for a go-around and the airplane began to drift to the left side of the runway centerline. Just as the airplane began to climb the pilot retracted gear and flaps and the nose of the airplane immediately pitched up and the right wingtip struck the runway surface then veered sharply to the right and impacted terrain on the right side of the runway. The impact resulted in the collapse of the landing gear and substantial damage to the engine mount, firewall, fuselage, and horizontal stabilizer. The pilot also reported that there was no mechanical malfunction or failure and that he just failed to maintain control of the airplane.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N562BG](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N562BG), registered now, S/N 31-0031, built 2007 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY AIRPLANE CO INC M20TN
- Registry model: [Mooney M20TN](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20tn) (registry code 5870227) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-550-G](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-550-g) (registry code 17401, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 31-0031
- Airframe hours: 214
- Engines: CONT MOTOR TSIO-550-G 280 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, July 1, 2012, 72 hours before
- Departed: 00C, Durango, CO
- Destination: 00C, Durango, CO
- Airport: 00C, Animas Air Park, runway 19, 5,010 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 66; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review November 24, 2012; seat: left; flight hours: 1,498 total, 108 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 140° at 8 knots
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 52 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Altimeter: 30.15 inHg
- Observed at: KDRO, 7 nm away

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

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

## Other investigations on N562BG (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.

## Docket (3 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 17, 2012, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=85714. 289 KB in all.

- Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 154 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40383686&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF
- Record of Conversation With Pilot (item 2, .PDF, 53 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40383751&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Record%20of%20%20Conversation%20With%20Pilot-Master.PDF
- Weather Summary (item 3, .PDF, 83 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40383413&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Weather%20Summary-Master.PDF

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.

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