Jackson County Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Walden, Colorado 80480
Tuesady, July 25, 2000 10:15 MDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The pilot said that during a landing attempt, the airspeed got low and he flared a 'little high.' He applied full power to perform a go-around, but the airplane mushed to the ground. The impact sequence bent both wings and wrinkled the fuselage. The weather conditions at the time of the accident were as follows: temperature 77 degrees Fahrenheit; altimeter setting 30.28 inches of mercury; density altitude 10,799 feet (elevation 8,149 feet).

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot's inadvertent stall/mush during a go-around attempt. A contributing factor was the high density altitude weather condition.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 7/25/2000
Event Day of the Week Tuesday
Time of Event 1015
Event Time Zone Mountain Daylight Time
Event City WALDEN
Event State COLORADO
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 80480
Event Date Year 2000
Event Date Month 7
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude --
Event Location Longitude --
Event Location Airport JACKSON COUNTY AIRPORT
Event Location Nearest Airport ID 33V
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 8149
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1055 Mountain Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 240
Weather Observation Facility ID HDN
Elevation of weather observation facility 6602
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 46
Time Zone of the weather observation MDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Unknown
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 55
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 25
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) -5
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 190
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 6
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) 10799
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 2
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 846
NTSB Notification Source FAA NW OPERATIONS CENTER
NTSB Notification Date Jul 25 2000 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1351
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information IMAGE
Date of most recent change to record May 25 2001 4:45AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N200UB
NTSB Number DEN00LA139
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Fudold
Aircraft Model AVID - MAGNUM
Aircraft Series Identifier AVID - MAG
Aircraft Serial Number M-19
Certified Max Gross Weight 1750
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? Yes
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 2
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Apr 8 2000 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 10
Airframe Hours 127
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name MARK J. DUNNING
Aircraft Owner Street Address
Aircraft Owner City GAUTIER
Aircraft Owner State MS
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 39553
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address
Operator City
Operator State
Operator Country
Operator Zip code
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code 33V
Departure City
Departure State
Departure Country
Departure Time 850
Departure Time Zone MDT
Destination Same as Local Flt dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere
Destination Airport Code
Destination City
Destination State
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record May 25 2001 4:09AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 16
Runway Length 4500
Runway Width 100
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --