# Accident 19850531021919A: Mooney M20J, Rialto, CA, May 31, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1985, 11:16 local time
- Place: Rialto, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0996° N, 117.3795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0996&lon=-117.3795&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
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A3B6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 524 total, 70 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA265) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850531021919A

## Narrative

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

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX85LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA265), May 31, 1985: Mooney M20J (N3721H), Rialto, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3721H (1)

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

- [Incident 19830919066119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830919066119I), Sep 19, 1983: Mooney M20J (N3721H), Avalon, CA, Minor damage. Made a hard landing. Bounced. Nose gear linkage broke. Gear collapsed into wheelwell.

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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