19850531021919A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20J · Rialto, CA · May 31, 1985

Date
May 31, 1985 · 11:16 local
Place
Rialto, CA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3721H
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX85LA265
Reported as
Mooney M20J
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A3B6
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
524 total70 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Bounced on landing and came down hard on the nose wheel. Nose gear collapsed. Aircraft veered off the runway.

As the FAA filed it

BOUNCED ON LANDING AND CAME DOWN HARD ON THE NOSE WHEEL. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N3721H · 1

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