# NTSB DEN99LA143: Moore Q-200, N321TM, Cortez, CO, August 11, 1999 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: August 11, 1999, 11:50 local (17:50 UTC) - Place: Cortez, CO - Coordinates: 37.349906, -108.570991 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3499&lon=-108.5710&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 13, 2000 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 47028 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN99LA143 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/47028/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA143 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing and his failure to maintain directional control. Related factors were the soft wet terrain. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause) - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (contributing factor) - Nose down, landing - roll - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor) - terrain condition - wet (contributing factor) ## Analysis As he approached the airport, the pilot was advised that the wind was from the south approximately 5 to 10 mph, and that the runway was wet as the result of a recent rain shower. The pilot entered the traffic pattern and carried power throughout the approach to runway 21. When the airplane was flared and power reduced for landing, the nose dropped onto the runway. The airplane bounced and skewed 30 degrees to the left. The pilot added full power but the airplane did not appear to gain altitude or airspeed. Because of tall vegetation ahead, the pilot decided to land. He reduced power and landed on the grass, then straightened the airplane to parallel the runway. The airplane rolled into a muddy area and nosed down. ## Factual narrative On August 11, 1999, approximately 1150 mountain daylight time, a Moore Q-200, N321TM, owned and operated by the pilot, was substantially damaged when it collided with terrain while landing at Cortez, Colorado. The airline transport rated pilot and his passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed for the personal cross-country flight being conducted under Title 14 CFR Part 91. The flight originated at Tucumcari, New Mexico, approximately 0945. The pilot said the flight to Cortez was uneventful and as he approached the airport, he was advised that the wind was from the south approximately 5 to 10 mph, and that the runway was wet as the result of a recent rain shower. The pilot said he entered the traffic pattern and carried power throughout the approach to runway 21. When the airplane was flared and power reduced for landing, the nose dropped onto the runway. The airplane bounced and skewed 30 degrees to the left. The pilot added full power but the airplane did not appear to gain altitude or airspeed. Because of tall vegetation ahead, the pilot decided to land. He reduced power and landed on the grass, then straightened the airplane to parallel the runway. The airplane rolled into a muddy area and nosed down. Besides a broken propeller, damage was confined to the tailcone that broke approximately 12 inches forward of the vertical stabilizer. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N321TM](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N321TM), registered now, S/N 2328 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: MOORE Q-200 - Registry model: [Moore Thomas A Q-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/moore-thomas-a-q-200) (registry code 05628E9) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 2328 - Airframe hours: 205 - Engines: Continental O-200 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Thomas A. Moore - Last inspection: Annual, April 6, 1999, 59 hours before - Departed: TCC, TUCUMCARI, NM - Destination: CEZ - Airport: CEZ, Cortez Municipal, runway 21, 7,205 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 46; airline transport, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 2,460 total, 205 in this make and model, 2,277 as pilot in command, 39 in the last 90 days, 27 in the last 30 days, 5 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 190° at 11 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 72 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: CEZ ## 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 19990811011749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990811011749A), Aug 11, 1999: Amtr Q200, Cortez, CO, Substantial damage. Acft bounced on landing, ran off the rwy, and tipped up onto its nose. (-23)the pilot had departed mckinney, Texas airport (tki) earlier in the day. 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