Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K N400MW accident near Saarbrucken, DE

Preliminary information

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.

Text from the NTSB; a preliminary report can change and names no cause. Open the NTSB docket for CEN17WA086 for the full record.