Mooney M20TN N562BG

Summary

On 2 December 2012 at about 19:00 local time, a Mooney M20TN registered N562BG was involved in an accident near Durango, Colorado, United States. One person was 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.

Date

2 December 2012 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Durango, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Animas Air Park (00C)

Coordinates

37.2019, -107.8681

Aircraft

Mooney M20TN

Registration

N562BG

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Durango → Durango

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN13CA083

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, and his failure to maintain airplane control during the go-around maneuver.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane bounced twice during landing. The pilot said that after the second bounce, he added full throttle for a go-around and that the airplane began to drift to the left side of the runway centerline. Just as the airplane began to climb, the pilot retracted the landing gear and flaps, and the nose of the airplane immediately pitched up. The right wingtip struck the runway surface, and the airplane veered sharply to the right and impacted terrain on the right side of the runway. The impact resulted in the collapse of the landing gear and substantial damage to the engine mount, firewall, fuselage, and horizontal stabilizer. The pilot reported that there was no mechanical malfunction or failure and that he just failed to maintain control of the airplane during the landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.