Mooney M20K N400MW

Summary

On 27 October 2016 at about 09:50 local time, a Mooney M20K registered N400MW was involved in an accident near Saarbrucken, Germany. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

27 October 2016 at 09:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Saarbrucken, Germany

Coordinates

49.2197, 7.1131

Aircraft

Mooney M20K

Registration

N400MW

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

CEN17WA086

1 person died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On October 27, 2016, about 0946 UTC, a Mooney M20T, N400MW, owned and operated by a private individual, impacted on the runway at the Saarbrucken-Ensheim Airport (EDDR), Saarbrucken, Germany. The pilot on board was fatally injured and the airplane was substantially damaged. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The foreign, non-scheduled, personal cross-country flight had departed Pattonville Airport (EDTQ), Remseck, Batten-Wurttemburg, Germany, and was destined for EDDR.Approaching EDDR the airplane was put in a holding pattern east of the airport for 2 hours prior to flying an ILS approach to land. The tower cleared the airplane to land, but did not see the airplane due to the weather. At 0950 UTC, weather conditions at EDDR were wind 280 degrees at 3 knots, runway 27 visual range 22 meters, 0.1 mile visibility with fog, temperature 41 degrees Fahrenheit (F), dew point 41 degrees F, and altimeter 30.57 inches. This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Germany. Any further information regarding the investigation can be obtained from: The German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation Bundesstelle fur Flugenfallensuchung (BFU) Herman-Blenk Strasse 16 38108 Braunschweig Germany Telephone: +49 5 31-35 48-0 Facsimile: +49 5 31-35 48-246 E-Mail: [email protected] This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from, the BFU of Germany.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.