# Incident 20200712009559I: Mooney M-20G, Richland, WA, July 12, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 2020, 23:00 local time
- Place: Richland, WA
- Airport: Richland Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.3056° N, 119.3042° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RICHLAND (RLD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3056&lon=-119.3042&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 M-20G
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200712009559I

## Narrative

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

EVIDENCE INDICATES THAT UPON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT BELLY CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE SKINS, PROPELLER AND RH ELEVATOR. UNKNOWN IF LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER LANDING OR IF IT WAS NEVER EXTENDED.

## Other reports on N3938N (1)

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

- [Incident 19890514019139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890514019139I), May 14, 1989: Mooney M20G (N3938N), Nashville, TN, Minor damage. Manually operated gear handle broke off on retraction. Unable to lock gear down. Landed on partial extended gear.

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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