# NTSB DEN05CA007: Mooney M20E, N14DV, Broomfield, CO, October 8, 2004 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: October 8, 2004, 11:30 local (17:30 UTC) - Place: Broomfield, CO - Coordinates: 39.913887, -105.116668 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9139&lon=-105.1167&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 28, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 60313 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN05CA007 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/60313/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05CA007 ## Probable cause the pilot's improper flare and recovery from a bounced landing during a touch and go maneuver. Contributing factors were the excessive airspeed and descent rate during the approach. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - in flight, landing - aborted - airspeed(vref) - excessive, pilot in command (contributing factor) - proper descent rate - excessive, pilot in command (contributing factor) - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause) - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause) - aborted landing - attempted, pilot in command - In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - aborted - terrain condition - drop-off/descending embankment - object - fence ## Analysis While performing a touch and go maneuver, the pilot failed to maintain control of the airplane during the landing. On the approach, the pilot configured and stabilized the airplane for landing and "all seemed to be in order." After crossing the runway threshold, the pilot felt the speed and sink rate were too fast. The airplane touched down and bounced twice. At that point, the pilot added power to abort the landing. The airplane drifted to the left and began to porpoise. Subsequently, the airplane skipped across the grass adjacent to the runway, went down an embankment, and came to rest upright against a chain-linked fence. The pilot reported no mechanical problems with the airplane prior to the accident. ## Factual narrative On October 8, 2004, approximately 1130 mountain daylight time, a Mooney M20E single-engine airplane, N14DV, sustained substantial damage when it impacted terrain and a fence following a loss of control while performing touch and go maneuvers at Jeffco Airport, Broomfield, Colorado. The private pilot, who was the sole occupant, was not injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by Advantage Aviation Inc., Wheat Ridge, Colorado. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The local flight departed Jeffco Airport approximately 1110. According to the Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report (NTSB Form 6120.1/2), the pilot stated he was performing touch and go landings to Runway 29L. On the approach, the pilot configured and stabilized the airplane for landing and "all seemed to be in order." After crossing the runway threshold, the pilot felt the speed and sink rate were too fast. The airplane touched down and bounced twice. At that point, the pilot added power to abort the landing. The airplane drifted to the left and began to porpoise. Subsequently, the airplane skipped across the grass adjacent to the runway, went down an embankment, and came to rest upright against a chain-linked fence. An FAA inspector, who responded to the accident site, reported both wings were bent, the fuselage and empennage were wrinkled. The pilot reported no mechanical problems with the airplane prior to the accident. In addition, the pilot did not have a complex airplane endorsement in his logbook. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N14DV](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14DV-2016-09-06), registration cancelled 2016-09-06, S/N 804, 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: 804 - Engines: Lycoming IO-360 reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Advantage Aviation Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: BJC, Broomfield, CO - Airport: BJC, Jeffco Airport, runway 29L ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 59; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3; flight hours: 405 total, 35 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day ## 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 20041008026029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041008026029A), Oct 8, 2004: Mooney M20E, Denver, CO, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot, Mr. Theodore anderson stated he departed runway 29R at the Jeffco Airport (bjc) about 11:10 MDT for a local flight. His intention was to… 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. 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