# Accident 20130804016399A: Mooney M20R, Tallahassee, FL, August 4, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2013, 12:11 local time
- Place: Tallahassee, FL
- Airport: Tallahassee Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3969° N, 84.3508° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3969&lon=-84.3508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1034S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1034S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20R (registry code 5870225, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550-G (registry code 17213, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20R
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550-G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,253 total, 295 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13LA363](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA363) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130804016399A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 4, 2013, AT APPROXIMATELY 1211 EDT, AIRCRAFT N1034S, SERIAL # 29-0456, MOONEY 20R, LANDED GEAR UP AT TALLAHASSEE REGIONAL AIRPORT, TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA. AIRPORT WEATHER CONDITIONS REPORTED AS VMC. 2 POB WITH NO REPORTED INJURIES. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA13LA363](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA363), Aug 4, 2013: Mooney M20R (N1034S), Tallahassee, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to troubleshoot the in-flight electrical problem and restore power using the operable redundant battery and his decision not to manually extend the airplane's landing gear, which…

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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