# Incident 20220324004199I: Mooney M20E, Monroe, LA, March 24, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 2022, 13:17 local time
- Place: Monroe, LA
- Airport: Monroe Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5106° N, 92.0361° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MONROE RGNL (MLU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5106&lon=-92.0361&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5660Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5660Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,255 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220324004199I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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