# Incident 20170420009549I: Mooney M20C, Novato, CA, April 20, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 2017, 14:00 local time
- Place: Novato, CA
- Airport: Gnoss Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1436° N, 122.5571° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GNOSS FLD (DVO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1436&lon=-122.5571&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7702M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7702M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (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 M20C
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,248 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170420009549I

## Narrative

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

ON 04/20/2017 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOOK A FRIEND FOR A FLIGHT IN HIS MOONEY M20. THE FIRST FLIGHT WAS FROM GNOSS FIELD (DVO) TO PETALUMA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (O69). ONCE AT PETALUMA THEY ATE LUNCH AND FUELED THE AIRCRAFT.  THEY LEFT PETALUMA AND FLEW DIRECTLY BACK TO GNOSS FIELD.  AT APPROXIMATELY 2:00PM THAT DAY, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 31 BUT TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT TEN FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON DIRT BUT THEN STRUCK THE LIP OF THE RUNWAY PAVEMENT. THIS CAUSED THE TWO MAIN LANDING GEAR TO FAIL AND RETRACT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SKID ON ITS BELLY UNTIL IT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 75 YARDS DOWN THE RUNWAY JUST OFF THE PAVEMENT TO THE RIGHT SIDE. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE PROPELLER BLADES, ENGINE COWLING, THE AIRCRAFT BELLY AND LANDING GEAR SYSTEM.  NO DAMAGE TO AIRPORT PROPERTY. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

## Other reports on N7702M (1)

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

- [Accident 19840724058151A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840724058151A), Jul 24, 1984: Mooney M20C (N7702M), Hannibal, MO, Substantial damage. Lost electrical power. Collided with opposite landing traffic, N38455, while landing minus lights. Made go around.

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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