# Incident 20161119019229I: Mooney M20F, Pensacola, FL, November 19, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 2016, 16:41 local time
- Place: Pensacola, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4410° N, 87.1912° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pensacola, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4410&lon=-87.1912&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3861N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3861N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 135 total, 80 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161119019229I

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN MADE A VISUAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 08 AT KPNS.  DURING A HARD TOUCHDOWN, NOSE WHEEL TIRE DEFLATED AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND.   ALL THREE PROPELLER BLADES BROKE IN HALF.  AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST NEAR THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 8.

## Other reports on N3861N (1)

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

- [Incident 20170706012099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170706012099I), Jul 6, 2017: Mooney M20F (N3861N), Milton, FL, Minor damage. Pilot changed destinations inflight. While landing at the diversionary airport the pilot failed to extend the landing gear prior to landing.

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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