# Incident 20260609006809I: Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K, Daytona Beach, FL, June 9, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 2026, 12:30 local time
- Place: Daytona Beach, FL
- Airport: Daytona Beach International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1799° N, 81.0580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DAYTONA BEACH INTL (DAB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1799&lon=-81.0580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N252ZA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N252ZA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY AIRCRAFT CORP. M20K
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 541 total, 191 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260609006809I

## Narrative

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

ON TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2026, BETWEEN APPROXIMATELY 12:29 AND 12:30 LOCAL TIME, AN INCIDENT OCCURRED INVOLVING A 1987 MOONEY M20K (REGISTRATION ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^) ON RUNWAY 7L AT DAYTONA BEACH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM GAINESVILLE REGIONAL WITH ONE PERSON ON BOARD, AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT'S WRITTEN STATEMENT, AFTER BEING CLEARED FOR A VISUAL APPROACH AND COMPLETING THE PRELANDING CHECKLIST, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED UPON LANDING, THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AS THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED, AND IT CAME TO REST ON THE RUNWAY. HOWEVER, IN A SEPARATE STATEMENT PROVIDED TO AIRPORT PERSONNEL, THE PILOT NOTED THAT WHILE THE INSTRUMENTS INDICATED THE GEAR WAS DOWN, METALLIC SCRAPING WAS HEARD UPON TOUCHDOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT ULTIMATELY LANDED ON ITS BELLY. FOLLOWING THE LANDING, THE PILOT MADE A RADIO CALL TO THE TOWER, OBSERVED A SMALL AMOUNT OF SMOKE FROM THE AIRFRAME CONTACTING THE RUNWAY, SHUT OFF THE FUEL, MASTER SWITCH, AND IGNITION, AND SAFELY EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. RESPONDING AIRPORT PERSONNEL ARRIVING AT THE SCENE OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT AT FINAL REST ON ITS BELLY WITH BENT PROPELLER TIPS, NO EXTENDED GEAR, AND NO FLUID LEAKS. MAINTENANCE STAFF EVALUATING THE PAVEMENT IDENTIFIED A 566-FOOT SKID MARK ON THE RUNWAY CHARACTERIZED BY SURFACE SCRATCHING BUT NO HOLES. A CRANE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY USED TO LIFT THE AIRCRAFT, ALLOWING THE MAINTENANCE CREW TO MANUALLY LOWER THE LANDING GEAR AND PUSH THE AIRCRAFT CLEAR OF THE RUNWAY, WHICH WAS RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATIONS AT 14:38.

## Other reports on N252ZA (1)

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

- [Incident 19931018041749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931018041749I), Oct 18, 1993: Mooney M20K (N252ZA), Socorro, NM, Minor damage. Drop in oil pressure. Engine quit. Forced landing at Private strip.

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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