# Incident 19970116002349I: Mooney M20A, Richfield, UT, January 16, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1997, 14:30 local time
- Place: Richfield, UT
- Airport: Richfield Municipal Aprt
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7612° N, 112.0929° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richfield, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7612&lon=-112.0929&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8396E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8396E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20A (registry code 5870204, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (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 M20A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 95 total, 24 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970116002349I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: A MOONEY M-20A N8396E PILOTED BY GARY TUELLER OF SANDY, UTAH DEPARTED RICHFIELD MUNI AIRPORT AT APPROX. 1430 LOCAL TIME ON THURSDAY, 01/16/97, AND WAS APPROX. 30 FT AGL WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING. THE PILOT LANDED GEAR UP ON RUNWAY 01 AND SLID INTO THE OVERRUN BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS MINOR. THIS IS A FINAL REPORT.

## Other reports on N8396E (2)

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

- [Incident 19880116011509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880116011509I), Jan 16, 1988: Mooney M20A (N8396E), Bountiful, UT, Minor damage. Unable to lower landing gear. Landed gear up. Found ice and slush had jammed the landing gear linkages.
- [Incident 19830316017679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830316017679I), Mar 16, 1983: Mooney M20A (N8396E), West Jordan, UT, Minor damage. While practicing touch and go landings pilot retracted gear instead of flaps. Aircraft settled on its belly.

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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