# Incident 19961027039849I: Mooney M20J, Melbourne, FL, October 27, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1996, 12:30 local time
- Place: Melbourne, FL
- Airport: Melbourne Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0836° N, 80.6081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Melbourne, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0836&lon=-80.6081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N213CS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N213CS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 520 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961027039849I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: A/C DEPARTED 70J(CAIRO, GA) AT APPROX. 10:30 AM 10/27/96 ON IFR FLIGHT PLAN 15 MIN. INTO FLIGHT A/C N213CS EXPERIENCED LOW VOLTAGE WARNING. 30 MINS INTO FLIGHT LOST COMPLETE ELECTRICAL POWER. PILOT ELECTED TO COMPLETE FLIGHT TO MELBOURNE (VFR) USING CELL PHONE, A/C CONTINUED 11/2 HR WITH COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE. BECAUSE OF ELECTRICAL FAILURE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND AND EMERGENCY EXTENSION ALSO FAILED. A/C LANDED GEAR UP NO INJURIES, MINOR DAMAGE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED MALFUNCTION EMERGENCY GEAR ACTUATOR AND POSSIBLE STRIKING ELECTRICAL SOLENOID WHICH CAUSED ELECTRICAL FAILURE. M OR D TO BE FILED.

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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