# Incident 20230115001039I: Mooney M20J, Ludington, MI, January 15, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 2023, 11:45 local time
- Place: Ludington, MI
- Airport: Mason County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9625° N, 86.4079° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MASON COUNTY (LDM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9625&lon=-86.4079&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201UB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N201UB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 2,400 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230115001039I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATES DURING LANDING HE EXPERIENCED A HIGH SINK RATE ON FINAL APPROCH AND ELECTED TO INCREASE AIRSPEED. ON TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAAFT BEGAN PORPOISING AND ON THE THIRD BOUNCE THE NOSEGEAR COLLAPSED RESULTING IN A PROP STRIKE AND SUDDEN ENGINE STOPAGE.

AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM RUNWAY AND SECURED IN A HANGAR WITH MINOR DAMAGE.

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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