# Incident 19880521031389I: Mooney M20K, Rialto, CA, May 21, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1988, 21:30 local time
- Place: Rialto, CA
- Airport: Rialto Municipal Miro Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1293° N, 117.4020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Rialto Municipal Miro Field, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1293&lon=-117.4020&mi=10
- Aircraft: N231AS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N231AS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360GB
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 980 total, 850 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880521031389I

## Narrative

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

TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE. RETURNED. LANDED GEAR UP. GEAR IS ELECTRICALLY OPERATED. EMERGENCY PROCEDURES NOT USE.

## Other reports on N231AS (5)

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

- [Incident 20210711015309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210711015309I), Jul 11, 2021: Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K (N231AS), Manti, UT, Minor damage. Pilot made approach and touchdown. Gear indicator was down and locked. Upon touchdown nose gear collapsed. Post flight examination showed tubing attachment…
- [Incident 20011121031579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011121031579I), Nov 21, 2001: Mooney M20K (N231AS), Mc Call, ID, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft experienced hard landing after short field approach during flight review causing minor damage to the landing gear and propeller. During the…
- [Incident 20000328003969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000328003969I), Mar 28, 2000: Mooney M20K (N231AS), Weiser, ID, Minor damage. On landifn at a paved uncontrolled airport the nose gear assembly failed and the aircraft sustained minor damage.
- [Incident 19911129058809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911129058809I), Nov 29, 1991: Mooney M20K (N231AS), Mccall, ID, Minor damage. Pilot stated engine quit on approach. Unable to restart. Landed in field. Fuel starvation. Forgot to switch tanks.
- [Accident 19910717028979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910717028979A), Jul 17, 1991: Mooney M20K (N231AS), Mc Call, ID, Substantial damage. Collided with a deer on runway during night time 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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