Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

San Bartelome
Wednesday, March 22, 2006 18:05 UTC

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

On March 22, 2006, at 1805 UTC, a Mooney M-20K, Spanish-registered EC-JCT, s/n 25-0827, was destroyed when while manuevering after takeoff, the airplane impacted terrain near Aerodrome de El Berriel (GCLB), San Bartelome de Tirajana, Grand Canaria, Canaria Islands, Spain. A post-impact fire ensued. The private pilot, the sole person on board the airplane, was fatally injured. The airplane was owned and operated by the pilot. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal cross-country flight originated at GCLB and was en route to Las Palmas, Grand Canaria, Canary islands, Spain. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Government of Spain. Any further information may be obtained from: Comision de Investigacion de Accidentes e Incidentes de Aviacion Civil (CIAIAC) C/ Fruela, 6 28011 Madrid, Spain This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from the CIAIAC of the Republic of Spain.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 3/22/2006
Event Day of the Week Wednesday
Time of Event 1805
Event Time Zone Coordinated Universal Time? Same as GMT
Event City San Bartelome
Event State UNKNOWN
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 00000
Event Date Year 2006
Event Date Month 3
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 274628N
Event Location Longitude 0153014W
Event Location Airport --
Event Location Nearest Airport ID --
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport --
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation --
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) --
Weather Observation Facility ID GCLB
Elevation of weather observation facility --
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) --
Time Zone of the weather observation --
Lighting Conditions --
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Few
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 6
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 19
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 12
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 90
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 5
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30.09
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Fatal
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal 1
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 1
Investigating Agency Foreign
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) --
NTSB Notification Source Ministerio De Fomento
NTSB Notification Date Mar 24 2006 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information DMS
Date of most recent change to record Mar 29 2006 12:30PM
User who most recently changed record ntsb\Administrator
Basic weather conditions --
FAA District Office Ministero De Formento, Spain

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number --
NTSB Number DEN06WA053
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Non-U.S., Non-Commercial
Type of Flight Plan filed Unknown
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Destroyed
Aircraft Fire --
Aircraft Explosion --
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Mooney
Aircraft Model M-20K
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number --
Certified Max Gross Weight --
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft --
Number of Engines --
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection --
Date of Last Inspection --
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours --
ELT Installed --
ELT Activated --
ELT Aided Location of Event Site --
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name --
Aircraft Owner Street Address --
Aircraft Owner City --
Aircraft Owner State --
Aircraft Owner Country --
Aircraft Owner Zipcode --
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name --
Operator Same as Owner? --
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? --
Operator Street Address --
Operator City --
Operator State UN
Operator Country AR
Operator Zip code --
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? --
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
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 --
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code GCLB
Departure City San Bartelome
Departure State UN
Departure Country SP
Departure Time 1805
Departure Time Zone UTC
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code GCLP
Destination City Las Palmas
Destination State UN
Destination Country SP
Specific Phase of Flight Maneuvering
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Mar 29 2006 12:22PM
User who most recently changed record BOWL
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location --
Runway Length --
Runway Width --
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --