# Incident 20060925018939I: Mooney M20A, Enid, OK, September 25, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 2006, 16:55 local time
- Place: Enid, OK
- Airport: Enid Woodring Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3760° N, 97.7894° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ENID WOODRING RGNL (WDG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3760&lon=-97.7894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6018X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6018X-2018-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20A (registry code 5870204, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 40 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060925018939I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2006, AT 1655, N6018X, A MOONEY-20-A HIT THE PARAMETER FENCE DURING APPROACH TO RUNWAY 30 AT ENID, OK (WDG). THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATED VMC. THE OPERATOR INDICATED THAT BOTH FUEL GAUGES INDICATED ABOUT HALF FULL PRIOR TO DEPARTURE FROM MEDFORD OK (053). THE OPERATOR STATED ON THE BASE LEG THE AIRCRAFT WAS A LITTLE LOW AND HE APPLIED POWER TO SLOW THE AIRCRAFT'S SINK RATE. THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND, HE STATED THE PROPELLER WAS ROTATING, (WIND MILLING). ON THE FINAL APPROACH HE ATTEMPTED TO CLEAR THE PARAMETER FENCE BUT THEN HE HIT AND BROKE THE TOP STRAND OF FENCE. AFTER THAT THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND PRIOR TO THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD. THE AIRCRAFT THEN BOUNCED AND CONTINUED UNTIL IT IMPACTED THE RUNWAY. AT SOME POINT THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM FAILED TO STAY EXTENDED AND RETRACTED. THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSON INDICATED SHE HAD VERIFIED THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED THE PATTERN. THE AIRCRAFT SLID ON ITS BELLY FOR APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET COMING TO A REST ON RUNWAY 30. THERE APPEARED TO BE ONLY MINOR SKIN DAMAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE AIRCRAFT. DURING THE INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT IT WAS NOTED THAT THE LEFT FUEL TANK APPEARED TO BE EMPTY AND THE RIGHT HAND TANK HAD ABOUT 2.5".

## Other reports on N6018X (2)

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

- [Accident 20130328004989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130328004989A), Mar 28, 2013: Mooney M20A (N6018X), Wickiup, AZ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. This aircraft departed sedona airport, sez, at approximately 12:00 hours local time, 28 March 2013. Shortly after departure the pilot reported loss of engine…
- [Accident 20071110831099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071110831099A), Nov 10, 2007: Mooney M20A (N6018X), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot noted that gear retraction following his initial takeoff from mic was very stiff and required great physical effort to lock the…

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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