# Incident 19991005034209I: Mooney M20M, Bison, SD, October 5, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1999, 07:40 local time
- Place: Bison, SD
- Airport: Bison Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5183° N, 102.4678° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BISON MUNI (6V5), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5183&lon=-102.4678&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5287S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5287S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20M (registry code 5870222, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20M
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540AF1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 90 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991005034209I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT AIRPLANE LANDED ON RUNWAY 29 AT BISON.  THERE WERE TIRE MARKS WHERE THE MAINS TOUCHED AND WHERE THE NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED INDICATING THAT ALL THREE WHEELS CONTACTED THE SURFACE AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME.  THERE WERE THREE GOUGES IN THE RUNWAY WHERE THE PROPELLOR HIT JUST IN FRONT OF THE TIRE MARKS.  THERE WAS ANOTHER SET OF MARKS APPROXIMATELY 50 FEE FURTHER DOWN THE RUNWAY WHERE APPARENTLY THE LEFT LANDING GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT INDICATED BY GREEN PAINT ON THE RUNWAY.  THERE WERE THEN MARKS WHERE THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST IN THE GRASS.  ALL EVIDENCE POINTS TO A VERY HARD LANDING.  THE AIRPLANE'S PROPELLER AND LEFT FLAP WERE DAMAGED.

## Other reports on N5287S (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20250630007769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250630007769A), Jun 30, 2025: Mooney M20M (N5287S), Kingsville, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft porpoised during hard landing. Pilot attempted go-around, aircraft drifted to the left of runway heading, coming to a heading of ~98° toward a tree…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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