Mooney M20M N9140Z
20 September 1997 · Broomfield, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 September 1997 at about 16:53 local time, a Mooney M20M registered N9140Z was involved in an accident near Broomfield, Colorado, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 16:53
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Broomfield, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Jeffco (BJC)
- Coordinates
- 39.8905, -105.1099
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20M
- Registration
- N9140Z
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Tulsa → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW97LA357
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The pilot's flaring of the airplane prematurely at a low airspeed that resulted in a hard landing, and an inadvertent stall during the attempted go-around and subsequent loss of control.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot said his landing approach speed was between 80 and 90 knots, and he used full flaps before deploying the speed brakes. The airplane landed hard and bounced twice. The pilot applied full power in an attempt to abort the landing. The airplane stalled, landed on the nose gear, and veered off the runway. According to the Mooney Aircraft Corporation, normal approach speed with full flaps (33 degrees) deployed is 75 knots. The speed brakes may also be deployed during the landing approach.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20M accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 May 1997 | Mooney M20M | Madisonville, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 1996 | Mooney M20M | Hartford, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Feb 1996 | Mooney M20M | Alpine, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jan 2000 | Mooney M20M | Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Jan 2000 | Mooney M20M | Montpelier, Vermont, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Dec 2000 | Mooney M20M | Grunwald, Austria | Aircraft Guaranty LLC Trustee | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jun 1997 | Piper PA-32-300T | Del Norte, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1997 | Piper PA-28-140 | Leadville, Colorado, United States | Michael S. Luther | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1997 | Rans S-12 Airaile S-12 | Fort Collins, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1997 | Cessna 305A | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1997 | Cessna 210 | Peyton, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1997 | Let BLANIK L-13 | Pagosa Springs, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |