# Incident 19970520015649I: Mooney M20J, Melbourne, FL, May 20, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1997, 09:26 local time
- Place: Melbourne, FL
- Airport: Melbourne Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- 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: N658FT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N658FT-2006-03-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 221 total, 5 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970520015649I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER A PART 141 CURRICULUM FOR A COMMERCIAL RATING. IT WAS THE PILOT'S FIRST SOLO FLIGHT IN THIS AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED MLB FOR A PRACTICE AREA SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THE FLIGHT SCHOOL AND REPORT ENTERING THE PRACTICE AREA; WHICH IS A STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE OF THE FLIGHT SCHOOL. THE PILOT FIRST NOTED THAT THE RADIO WAS INOPERATIVE, AND SUBSEQUENTLY DISCOVERED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER. THE PILOT RETURNED TO MLB AND ENTERED THE PATTERN FOR RWY 22. THE LANDING GEAR LEVER WAS PLACED IN THE DOWN POSITION, BUT NO INDICATION WAS AVAILABLE DUE TO THE LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER. A GO AROUND WAS EXECUTED UPON NOT RECEIVING A LIGHT FROM THE MLB TOWER. A SECOND ATTEMPT WAS INITIATED AND TERMINATED IN A GEAR UP LANDING. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING THE LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER, DISTRACTED HIM FROM REALIZING THE NEED FOR UTILIZING THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N658FT (1)

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

- [Accident 20030203004949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030203004949A), Feb 3, 2003: Mooney M20J (N658FT), New Orleans, LA, Destroyed. (-23) Pilot of Mooney M-20-J declared an emergency with 3 passengers on board. This was a part 91 flight around the city of New Orleans when the engine quit.…

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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