# Incident 20190809016089I: Mooney M20R, Dubois, PA, August 9, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2019, 17:43 local time
- Place: Dubois, PA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1222° N, 78.7551° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of DuBois, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1222&lon=-78.7551&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9124M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9124M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20R (registry code 5870225, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20R
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 1,640 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190809016089I

## Narrative

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

PIC STATED THAT HE HAD A NORMAL VMC APPROACH TO RUNWAY 25 AT THE KDUJ, DUBOIS-JEFFERSON COUNTY AIRPORT.  THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD AT 80 KNOTS.  PIC STATED THAT WHILE IN THE LANDING FLARE OVER THE 1,000' RUNWAY MARKINGS, THE AIRCRAFT VIOLENTLY STRUCK THE RUNWAY DUE TO A POSSIBLE WIND GUST.   THE PIC DECIDED AT THAT POINT TO INITIATE A GO AROUND.  AFTER APPLYING FULL POWER THE PIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE BEGAN TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY.   THE LANDING GEAR HAD ALSO BEEN RETRACTED AT THIS POINT.   DUE TO THE VIOLENT ENGINE VIBRATION THE PIC DECIDED TO LAND STRAIGHT AHEAD ON RUNWAY 25 AS OPPOSED TO FLYING AROUND THE PATTERN WITH A BAD ENGINE.   THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN FOR A SECOND TIME APPROXIMATELY 2,200 DOWN RUNWAY 25.    THE GEAR WERE RETRACTED AT THIS POINT RESULTING IN A BELLY LANDING.   PROP STRIKES AND OTHER SCRATCHES WERE OBSERVED ON THE RUNWAY.    THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE RUNWAY AT APPROXIMATELY THE 4,000' MARK.   THE PROP, ENGINE, BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT AND RIGHT WING TIP SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.    NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED TO THE PIC OR 2 PASSENGERS

## Other reports on N9124M (2)

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

- [Incident 20250507005769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250507005769I), May 7, 2025: Mooney M20R (N9124M), Dubois, PA, Minor damage. Aircraft sustained a gear up landing on runway 25. Pilot was doing touch and goes prior to the last attempt. Pilot neglected to follow the checklist and the…
- [Incident 19941204040419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941204040419I), Dec 4, 1994: Mooney M20 (N9124M), Dallas, TX, Minor damage. Reported gear down safe for landing. Gear collapsed on landing roll. Unable to determined cause.

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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