# Incident 19881008045819I: Mooney M20G, St Charles, MO, October 8, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1988, 11:45 local time
- Place: St Charles, MO
- Airport: St Charles County Smart Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7957° N, 90.5154° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Charles, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7957&lon=-90.5154&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3620N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3620N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M-20G (registry code 5870216, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m-20g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,900 total, 161 in this make and model, 133 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881008045819I

## Narrative

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

LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING ROLLOUT. GEAR DOWN GREEN LIGHT ILLUMINATING BEFORE GEAR LOCKED DOWN.

## Other reports on N3620N (2)

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

- [Incident 19870922076039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870922076039I), Sep 22, 1987: Mooney M20G (N3620N), Wentzville, MO. Engine quit on climbout. Emergency landing in a field. Left magneto gear bushing failed. Oil in mags. Switch loose.
- [Incident 19801215084629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801215084629I), Dec 15, 1980: Mooney M20G (N3620N), St Charles, MO, Minor damage. Gear collapsed on landing. Pilot stated gear handle came out of down and locked position.

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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