# NTSB CHI05LA083: Mooney M20E, N6092Q, Bloomfield, IA, March 28, 2005 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Fatal · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: March 28, 2005, 09:30 local (15:30 UTC) - Place: Bloomfield, IA - Coordinates: 40.732223, -92.428337 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7322&lon=-92.4283&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Fatal - Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious - Status: Completed, report July 31, 2006 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 61268 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI05LA083 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/61268/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA083 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin. The low altitude was a factor. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - in flight, maneuvering - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - stall/spin - inadvertent, pilot in command - altitude - low (contributing factor) - In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled - terrain condition - ground ## Analysis The airplane was destroyed upon impact with the ground following an in-flight loss of control. A witness reported seeing the airplane make a right turn, and as it did it "turned vertical with the ground, spun back the other way and the nose went towards the ground. It just did a nose dive." The witness reported that the airplane was at a low altitude. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions of the airplane. ## Factual narrative On March 28, 2005, about 0930 central standard time, a Mooney M20E, N6092Q, owned and piloted by a private pilot, was destroyed when it impacted terrain near Bloomfield, Iowa. The airplane had just departed the Bloomfield Municipal Airport (4K6), and was en route to the Jonesboro Municipal Airport (JBR), Jonesboro, Arkansas. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The passenger was fatally injured, and the pilot received serious injuries. According to a report filed by the pilot there were no mechanical malfunctions of the airplane. A witness reported that he saw the airplane take off to the south and then make a right turn back to the north. The witness reported that the airplane then turned to the east and as it did, it "turned vertical with the ground, spun back the other way and the nose went toward the ground. It just did a nose dive." The witness reported that the airplane was at a low altitude. Another witness reported hearing the airplane's engine "get very loud. When I turned to look the plane went on it's side and then went straight down." ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6092Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6092Q-2007-08-23), registration cancelled 2007-08-23, S/N 913, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Mooney M20E - Registry model: [Mooney M20E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (registry code 5870212) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 913 - Airframe hours: 3807 - Engines: Lycoming IO-360 200 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Destroyed - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Vern M. Ball - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, May 1, 2004, 5 hours before - Departed: 4K6, Bloomfield, IA - Destination: JBR, JONESBORO, AR - Airport: 4K6, Bloomfield Muni ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 68; injuries: serious; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review January 1, 2004; seat: left; flight hours: 1,200 total, 800 in this make and model, 2 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 220° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 57 °F, dew point 36 °F - Altimeter: 29.73 inHg - Observed at: KOTM, 22 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 20050328005539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050328005539A), Mar 28, 2005: Mooney M20E, Bloomfield, IA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) Aircraft departed Bloomfield Municipal Airport at approximately 09:30 on runway 18. An eyewitness stated that just as the aircraft took off, the oil door… ## Other investigations on N6092Q (2) 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 OAK71DVG59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71DVG59), Feb 4, 1971: Mooney M20E (N6092Q), Fair Oaks, CA, substantial damage - [NTSB OAK67D0015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67D0015), May 7, 1966: Mooney M20E (N6092Q), Willits, CA, substantial damage 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. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.