# Incident 19890514019139I: Mooney M20G, Nashville, TN, May 14, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1989, 17:25 local time
- Place: Nashville, TN
- Airport: Nashville Metropolitan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1659° N, 86.7844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nashville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1659&lon=-86.7844&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3938N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3938N) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 170 total, 40 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890514019139I

## Narrative

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

MANUALLY OPERATED GEAR HANDLE BROKE OFF ON RETRACTION. UNABLE TO LOCK GEAR DOWN. LANDED ON PARTIAL EXTENDED GEAR.

## Other reports on N3938N (1)

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

- [Incident 20200712009559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200712009559I), Jul 12, 2020: Mooney M-20G (N3938N), Richland, WA, Minor damage. Evidence indicates that upon landing the aircraft belly came in contact with the runway causing damage to the fuselage skins, propeller and RH elevator.…

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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