# Incident 19780818048969I: Mooney M20F, Russell, KS, August 18, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1978, 10:55 local time
- Place: Russell, KS
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8875° N, 98.8514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Russell, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8875&lon=-98.8514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9631M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9631M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 187 total, 2 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780818048969I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HIT HARD. BOUNCED AND PORPOISED BEFORE ABORT. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING AFTER GOAROUND.

## Other reports on N9631M (2)

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

- [Accident 19800715026459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800715026459A), Jul 15, 1980: Mooney M20F (N9631M), Gordon, NE, Substantial damage. Confused, unintentionally took off downwind. Unable to climb. Hit fence at end of runway.
- [Accident 19760108000409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760108000409A), Jan 8, 1976: Mooney M20F (N9631M), Alliance, NE, Substantial damage. Low oil pressure. Nr 2 cnctg rod bearing and bolts failed.

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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