# Incident 20160317002569I: Piper PA-23-250, Macon, MO, March 17, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 2016, 14:39 local time
- Place: Macon, MO
- Airport: Macon-Fower Memorial Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: XUCJ
- Location: 39.7298° N, 92.4567° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MACON-FOWER MEML (K89), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7298&lon=-92.4567&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5293Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5293Y-2018-03-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23-250
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 352 total, 31 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160317002569I

## Narrative

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

DURING APPROACH TO LANDING ON RUNWAY 20 AT K89, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND STARTED TO PORPOISE AFTER CONTACTING THE RUNWAY SURFACE. AS A RESULT OF THE AIRCRAFT PORPOISE, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY.  SIGNIFICANT CROSSWINDS WERE REPORTED AT THE TIME OF THIS EVENT.

## Other reports on N5293Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19940217006269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940217006269I), Feb 17, 1994: Piper PA23250 (N5293Y), Birmingham, AL, Minor damage. Departed taxiway on a night landing. Became stuck in mud. Poor taxiway lighting.

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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