# NTSB DEN04CA102: Mooney M20S, N10059, Farmington, NM, July 10, 2004 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: July 10, 2004, 11:13 local (17:13 UTC) - Place: Farmington, NM - Coordinates: 36.741664, -108.230003 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7417&lon=-108.2300&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report September 29, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA Flight Standards District Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 59609 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN04CA102 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/59609/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04CA102 ## Probable cause the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed resulting in a stall. A contributing factor was the pilot's diverted attention. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - in flight, go-around (vfr) - diverted attention, pilot in command (contributing factor) - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - stall - In flight collision with terrain/water, go-around (vfr) - terrain condition - ground ## Analysis The pilot was the second airplane in a flight of two and he was number two for landing. During the base leg of the traffic pattern, he became concerned about separation between his airplane the airplane landing in front of him. As the airplane in front of him started to clear the runway, the pilot noticed that he "had allowed an excessive sink rate to develop" and that his airplane had drifted to the right of the runway. The pilot elected to go around. The pilot said that during the go around, the airplane "was not able to accelerate or climb out of ground effect ..." The airplane subsequently impacted the ground, causing substantial damage to the landing gear and right wing. An examination of the airplane revealed no anomalies. ## Factual narrative On July 10, 2004, at 1113 mountain daylight time, a Mooney M20S, N10059, piloted by an airline transport pilot, sustained substantial damage when it impacted terrain during a go-around at Four Corners Regional Airport (FMN), Farmington, New Mexico. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The ferry flight was being conducted on a visual flight rules flight plan under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91. The pilot sustained minor injuries. The cross-country flight originated at Santa Teresa, New Mexico, at approximately 0920. According to the report submitted by the pilot, he was the second airplane in a flight of two and he was number two for landing. During the base leg of the traffic pattern, he became concerned about separation between his airplane the airplane landing in front of him. As the airplane in front of him started to clear the runway, the pilot noticed that he "had allowed an excessive sink rate to develop" and the airplane had drifted to the right of the runway. He elected to go around. The pilot reported that during the go around, the airplane "was not able to accelerate or climb out of ground effect" and impacted the ground, collapsing the landing gear and bending the right wing spar. A postaccident examination of the airplane systems revealed no anomalies. ## Aircraft - Registration: N10059 (not matched to a registry record) - Reported make and model: Mooney Aircraft Corp M20S - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 30-0053 - Engines: Continental IO-550-G6B 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Positioning, Part 91 - Operator: Lawrence K. Irving - Registered owner: New Horizons of Durango, LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, December 29, 2003 - Departed: 5T6, Santa Teresa, NM - Destination: FMN, Farmington, NM - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: FMN, Four Corners Regional, runway 07, 6,704 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 64; injuries: minor; commercial, flight instructor, airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review May 10, 2004; seat: left; flight hours: 22,000 total, 17 in this make and model, 21,000 as pilot in command, 125 in the last 90 days, 40 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 190° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 43 °F - Altimeter: 30.20 inHg - Observed at: FMN, 1 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 20040710015109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040710015109A), Jul 10, 2004: Mooney M20S, Farmington, NM, Substantial damage. (-23) On July 10, 2004, at 1113 MST, a Mooney M20S owned by new horizons of durango LLC, stalled and impacted the ground during approach to runway 7 at Four… 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.