# Accident 20060602008159A: Piper PA23250, Mena, AR, June 2, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 2006, 15:10 local time
- Place: Mena, AR
- Airport: Mena Intermountain Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5453° N, 94.2028° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5453&lon=-94.2028&mi=10
- Aircraft: N950RM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N950RM-2007-09-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,600 total, 310 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06CA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060602008159A

## Narrative

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

(-23) 6/2/06, 1510 SDT, CLEAR DAY, 5-10 KNOT WIND FROM THE NORTH, HEADWIND AT MENA AR AIRPORT (MEZ, M39), THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MADE A NORMAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 35. THE AIRCRAFT HAD A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE WHEN THE NOSE WHEEL LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNDED INTO THE AIR AGAIN AS THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PULLED BACK THE CONTROL WHEEL. THE AIRCRAFT WENT AIRBORNE AGAIN, AND CAME DOWN ON THE NOSE WHEEL WHICH WAS BLOWN OUT AND THE L/H MAIN GEAR STRUCK HARD AND BROKE DRIVING THE GEAR BACK UNDER THE WING AND INTO THE FLAPS. AIRCRAFT SKIDDED DOWN THE RUNWAY AND DRIFTED TO THE SIDE OF RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP FACING THE DIRECTION (SOUTH) FROM WHICH THE LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED. ONE PASSENGER NO INJURIES. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED ECONOMIC DESTRUCTION.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DFW06CA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA153), Jun 2, 2006: Piper PA-23-250 (N950RM), Mena, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare resulting in a hard landing and his improper recovery procedures for a bounced landing.

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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