# Incident 19830919066119I: Mooney M20J, Avalon, CA, September 19, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1983, 11:15 local time
- Place: Avalon, CA
- Airport: Cataline
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3440° N, 118.3214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Avalon, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3440&lon=-118.3214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3721H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3721H-2020-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 21 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830919066119I

## Narrative

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

MADE A HARD LANDING. BOUNCED. NOSE GEAR LINKAGE BROKE. GEAR COLLAPSED INTO WHEELWELL.

## Other reports on N3721H (1)

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

- [Accident 19850531021919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850531021919A), May 31, 1985: Mooney M20J (N3721H), Rialto, CA, Substantial damage. Bounced on landing and came down hard on the nose wheel. Nose gear collapsed. Aircraft veered off the runway.

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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