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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20E · Monroe, LA · March 24, 2022

Date: March 24, 2022 · 13:17 local
Place: Monroe, LA
Airport: Monroe Regional
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5660Q
Reported as: Mooney M20E
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,255 total1,200 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N5660QRegistered now · Mooney M20ES/N 686 · Built 1965 Airframe modelMooney M20E Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Received notification of an accident/incident involving a Mooney M20E that experienced a potently gear collapse upon landing at Monroe Regional Airport on March 24, 2022 at 1317 CDT. There were two people on board with no injuries. The airplane was flying under part 91 rules heading from austin Texas to Tennessee with a scheduled fuel stop at Monroe Regional. The pilot indicated that on final approach, he lined up with the runway and expected a smooth touchdown. He further indicated that he heard chattering of the propeller contacting the runway then a sliding sound and an abrupt stop. The aircraft sustained minor damage to the nose landing gear doors and the belly of the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF AN ACCIDENT/INCIDENT INVOLVING A MOONEY M20E THAT EXPERIENCED A POTENTLY GEAR COLLAPSE UPON LANDING AT MONROE REGIONAL AIRPORT ON MARCH 24, 2022 AT 1317 CDT. THERE WERE TWO PEOPLE ON BOARD WITH NO INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE WAS FLYING UNDER PART 91 RULES HEADING FROM AUSTIN TEXAS TO TENNESSEE WITH A SCHEDULED FUEL STOP AT MONROE REGIONAL. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT ON FINAL APPROACH, HE LINED UP WITH THE RUNWAY AND EXPECTED A SMOOTH TOUCHDOWN. HE FURTHER INDICATED THAT HE HEARD CHATTERING OF THE PROPELLER CONTACTING THE RUNWAY THEN A SLIDING SOUND AND AN ABRUPT STOP. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS AND THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT.