# Incident 20100311034579I: Mooney M-20G, Petaluma, CA, March 11, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 2010, 14:30 local time
- Place: Petaluma, CA
- Airport: Petaluma Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2578° N, 122.6053° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PETALUMA MUNI (O69), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2578&lon=-122.6053&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3694N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3694N) (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 M-20G
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,710 total, 3,462 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100311034579I

## Narrative

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

UPON LANDING TO THE PETALUMA AIRPORT THE PILOT REPORTED HE WAS A LITTLE FAST AND BOUNCED THE AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING.  HE STATED HIS REACTION WAS TO PULL BACK ON THE YOKE, WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO PITCH UP AND STALL.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD ON THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AND THE GEAR CLASPED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY BENDING BOTH BLADES BACK OVER THE ENGINE COWLING.  THE PILOT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL, EXAMINED, AND RELEASED WITH A COMPRESSED SPINE ACCORDING TO THE DOCTOR WHO EXAMINED THE PILOT.

## Other reports on N3694N (3)

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

- [Incident 20240905012749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240905012749I), Sep 5, 2024: Mooney M-20G (N3694N), Petaluma, CA, Minor damage. Incident took place at Petaluma Airport 069, 09/05/2024. The time was 11:54 am PST. Aircraft landed on runway 11/29 with the gear up. Aircraft was removed from…
- [Incident 20160907015059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160907015059I), Sep 7, 2016: Mooney M-20G (N3694N), Truckee, CA, Minor damage. The pilot departed kccr on a direct flight to ktrk. On final approach to runway 20 at ktrk, the pilot followed the VASI and flared at the approach end of the…
- [Incident 20000930029289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000930029289I), Sep 30, 2000: Mooney M20G (N3694N), Rio Vista, CA, Minor damage. (-23)During initial telephone interview with the pilot, he stated that he was side slipping the aircraft in for a normal landing at rio cista municipal…

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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