Accident Mooney M20E N2609W, Thursday 19 July 2012

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Date:	Thursday 19 July 2012
Time:	10:09 LT
Type:	Mooney M20E
Owner/operator:
Registration:	N2609W
MSN:	956
Year of manufacture:	1965
Total airframe hrs:	3905 hours
Engine model:	Lycoming IO-360-A1A
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Denver-Centennial Airport, CO (APA/KAPA) - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Minden, NE (0V3)
Destination airport:	Denver-Centennial Airport, CO (APA/KAPA)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The pilot reported that the airplane started to veer to the left during the landing roll. His attempts to use right rudder/steering input and asymmetric braking to maintain control were unsuccessful. The airplane subsequently departed the runway and encountered wet, muddy ground and then nosed over in a ditch. A postaccident examination of the nosewheel steering and the main landing gear brakes did not reveal any anomalies consistent with a loss of directional control. Airport operations personnel noted that the wind was light and the runway pavement was dry at the time of the accident.

Probable Cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during landing.

Accident investigation: