# NTSB CEN14CA364: Mooney M20TN, N562BG, Durango, CO, July 14, 2014 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: July 14, 2014, 12:20 local (18:20 UTC) - Place: Durango, CO - Coordinates: 37.15139, -107.75389 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1514&lon=-107.7539&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 13, 2015 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - NTSB case key (mKey): 89665 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN14CA364 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/89665/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=89665 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA364 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain control during landing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Action: incorrect action performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Mooney M20TN, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md?model=5870227), [All aircraft, 1,386 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: 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) - [Landing-landing roll: 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) ## Analysis The pilot reported the airplane ballooned up after touchdown onto the runway. He applied "moderate power" to hold the airplane above the runway, while the airspeed decreased and the airplane settled onto the runway again. When "moderate power" was applied, the airplane climbed and the stall warning horn sounded. The pilot applied full power to go-around. The airplane banked left off the runway, bounced 2 to 3 times and came to rest on the opposite side of the parallel taxiway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported the airplane ballooned up after touchdown onto the runway. He applied "moderate power" to hold the airplane above the runway, while the airspeed decreased and the airplane settled onto the runway again. When "moderate power" was applied, the airplane climbed and the stall warning horn sounded. The pilot applied full power to go-around. The airplane banked left off the runway, bounced 2 to 3 times and came to rest on the opposite side of the parallel taxiway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. ## 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 (NO SERIES) - 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 - Year built: 2007 - Airframe hours: 335 - Engines: CONT MOTOR TSIO-550-G 280 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Business, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, June 29, 2014 - Departed: TRK, TRUCKEE, CA - Destination: DRO, Durango, CO - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: DRO, Durango-La Plata County, runway 03, 9,201 × 150 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Stall warning system ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 67; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review September 12, 2013; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 1,601 total, 211 in this make and model, 1,410 as pilot in command, 13 in the last 90 days, 9 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: variable at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 54 °F - Altimeter: 30.35 inHg - Turbulence: Moderate - Observed at: KDRO ## 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 20140714010769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140714010769A), Jul 14, 2014: Mooney Airplane Co Inc M20TN, 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… ## 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 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. ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 27, 2015, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=89665. 372 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 372 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40425565&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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