# Incident 19800402047099I: Mooney M20C, Richmond, VA, April 2, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1980, 12:00 local time
- Place: Richmond, VA
- Airport: Byrd International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5538° N, 77.4603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5538&lon=-77.4603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7773M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7773M-1999-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 90 total, 15 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/19800402047099I

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED ON LANDING, HIT HARD ON THE NOSE WHEEL. PROPELLER DAMAGED.

## Other reports on N7773M (2)

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

- [Accident 19961228040719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961228040719A), Dec 28, 1996: Mooney M20C (N7773M), Roxboro, NC, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Departed near zero IMC. Reported lost vacuum and control on climbout. Hit trees. Codeine use. Part panel skill. (-23) aircraft N7773M departed tdf on December…
- [Incident 19840825070989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840825070989I), Aug 25, 1984: Mooney M20C (N7773M), Norfolk, VA, Minor damage. Problem starting aircraft due to low battery. After takeoff lost electrical. Gear light, horn inop. Gear collapsed.

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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