# Incident 20240905012749I: Mooney M-20G, Petaluma, CA, September 5, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2024, 11:54 local time
- Place: Petaluma, CA
- Airport: Petaluma Airport
- Damage: Minor 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: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,604 total, 1,425 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240905012749I

## Narrative

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

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 RUNWAY AND MOVED TO THE TIE DOWN AREA.

PILOT FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR.

## Other reports on N3694N (3)

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

- [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 20100311034579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100311034579I), Mar 11, 2010: Mooney M-20G (N3694N), Petaluma, CA, Substantial damage. 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…
- [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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