# NTSB CEN17WA086: Mooney M20K, N400MW, Saarbrucken, Germany, October 27, 2016

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: October 27, 2016, 09:50 local (09:50 UTC)
- Place: Saarbrucken, Germany
- Coordinates: 49.219722, 7.113055 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=49.2197&lon=7.1131&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Approach-IFR final approach: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 94654
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN17WA086
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/94654/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17WA086

## Sequence of events

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

- [Approach-IFR final approach: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Mooney M20K, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=5870220), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On October 27, 2016, about 0946 UTC, a Mooney M20T, N400MW, owned and operated by a private individual, impacted on the runway at the Saarbrucken-Ensheim Airport (EDDR), Saarbrucken, Germany. The pilot on board was fatally injured and the airplane was substantially damaged. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The foreign, non-scheduled, personal cross-country flight had departed Pattonville Airport (EDTQ), Remseck, Batten-Wurttemburg, Germany, and was destined for EDDR.Approaching EDDR the airplane was put in a holding pattern east of the airport for 2 hours prior to flying an ILS approach to land. The tower cleared the airplane to land, but did not see the airplane due to the weather. At 0950 UTC, weather conditions at EDDR were wind 280 degrees at 3 knots, runway 27 visual range 22 meters, 0.1 mile visibility with fog, temperature 41 degrees Fahrenheit (F), dew point 41 degrees F, and altimeter 30.57 inches. This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Germany. Any further information regarding the investigation can be obtained from: The German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation Bundesstelle fur Flugenfallensuchung (BFU) Herman-Blenk Strasse 16 38108 Braunschweig Germany Telephone: +49 5 31-35 48-0 Facsimile: +49 5 31-35 48-246 E-Mail: ops@bfu-web.de This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from, the BFU of Germany.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N400MW](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N400MW-2017-01-11), registration cancelled 2017-01-11, S/N 25-0669, built 1982 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY AIRCRAFT CORP. M20K (NO SERIES)
- Registry model: [Mooney M20K](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (registry code 5870220) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (registry code 17019, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 25-0669
- Engines: CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Personal, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Registered owner: Aircraft Guaranty Corp Trustee

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