ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 201382
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| Date: | Monday 15 May 2017 |
| Time: | 13:30 |
| Type: |  Mooney M20E |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9265M |
| MSN: | 1208 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3224 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming I0-360-A1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Dowling, MI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Battle Creek, MI (BTL) |
| Dowling, MI | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot stated that, during the flight, the airspeed indicator displayed a lower than normal airspeed. The pilot landed the airplane at an intermediate airport to drop off a passenger, then continued to his home airport, a privately-owned, 2,000-ft-long turf runway. During the first attempted landing, the airplane would not “settle,” and the pilot initiated a go-around. During the second landing, the airplane floated again, consistent with a higher-than-indicated airspeed, and the pilot "forced" the airplane onto the runway. The airplane porpoised and continued off the runway, hitting trees, a fence, and a pole, resulting in substantial damage. During postaccident examination, the remains of an insect were found in the pitot tube. A functional test of the airspeed indicator revealed no anomalies. It is likely that the inaccurate airspeed indications were due to the contamination of the pitot static system, which subsequently resulted in a high approach and landing speed and subsequent runway overrun.
Probable Cause: Innacurate airspeed indications due to contamination of the pitot-static system with insect remains, which resulted in a high approach and landing speed and subsequent runway overrun.
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 16-Nov-2017 07:44 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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