Mooney M20J N6212Q

Summary

On 10 August 2004 at about 22:05 local time, a Mooney M20J registered N6212Q was involved in an accident near Durango, Colorado, United States. 4 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

10 August 2004 at 22:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Durango, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Durango-Animas Airpark (5CO0)

Coordinates

37.2031, -107.8692

Aircraft

Mooney M20J

Registration

N6212Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Durango → Albuquerque

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN04CA120

1 person had minor injuries.

the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed resulting in a stall. Factors contributing to the accident were the wind gusts, the downdraft, and the road.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that on final from a visual approach, at approximately 300 feet above ground level, the airplane began to sink rapidly. The pilot said he applied full power, and barely cleared a drop-off on the approach end of the runway. He also said that the stall warning horn was sounding. The pilot said the right wing dropped, and the airplane contacted the runway and veered to the right, coming to rest off the right edge of the runway. In his statement to a Federal Aviation Administration inspector, the pilot said he encountered a downdraft, applied power, but didn't have enough altitude to recover. An examination of the accident scene showed the airplane struck the south side of a service road located 24 feet from the approach end of the runway causing substantial damage to the right wing, right main landing gear, and fuselage. The airplane then veered across the approach end of the runway and came to rest off the right side. Flight control continuity was confirmed. An examination of the engine and other airplane systems revealed no anomalies. Approximately 30 minutes following the accident, the Aviation Routine Weather Report for Durango/La Plata County Airport, (DRO) 7 nautical miles southeast of the accident scene, was winds 340 degrees at 10 knots, clear skies, 10 statute miles visibility, temperature 82 degrees Fahrenheit (F), dew point 35 degrees F, altimeter 30.27 inches, and remarks, peak wind 330 degrees at 32 knots, occurring approximately 3 minutes before the accident. The remarks also included lightning and thunderstorms northeast, south, and southwest of DRO.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.