# Incident 20200529003379I: Mooney M20R, Mena, AR, May 29, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 2020, 14:00 local time
- Place: Mena, AR
- Airport: Mena Intermountain Municipal A
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5455° N, 94.2024° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MENA INTERMOUNTAIN MUNI (MEZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5455&lon=-94.2024&mi=10
- Aircraft: N100DX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N100DX) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,096 total, 2,533 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200529003379I

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 29, 2020 ABOUT 1400 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A MOONEY M20R, N100DX WAS ENROUTE FROM DENTON, TX (KDTO) TO MENA, AR (KMEZ) WHERE THE PILOT IN COMMAND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT. DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE LANDING. THE PILOT IN COMMAND WAS THE ONLY SOLE PERSON ONBOARD AND SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N100DX (2)

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

- [Incident 20100812045559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100812045559I), Aug 12, 2010: Mooney M20R (N100DX), Mena, AR, Minor damage. During takeoff roll below rotatation airspeed a loud thump was heard. Take off aborted. Inspection revealed nose landing gear tire blown out which had caused…
- [Incident 20031019030649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031019030649I), Oct 19, 2003: Mooney M20R (N100DX), Houston, TX, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot flying the Mooney-20-R said she "touched down... At about 100 KTS". The tower controller said the Mooney was fast during a landing to 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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