# Accident 20140823021679A: Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K, Vero Beach, FL, August 23, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 2014, 10:19 local time
- Place: Vero Beach, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.6517° N, 80.4164° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6517&lon=-80.4164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N231MN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N231MN) (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 AIRCRAFT CORP. M20K
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 655 total, 300 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14CA420](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA420) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140823021679A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPED TO START AIRCRAFT WITH GPU SET AT THE WRONG VOLTAGE. LINE CREW SAID THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CURRENT SETTING VOLTMETER WAS INOP.

## 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 ERA14CA420](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA420), Aug 23, 2014: Mooney M20K (N231MN), Vero Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot and personnel from the fixed base operator to assure the correct ground power unit was utilized to provide external power, resulting in damage to the aircraft's electrical…

## Other reports on N231MN (2)

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

- [Incident 20141128023399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141128023399I), Nov 28, 2014: Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K (N231MN), Vero Beach, FL, Minor damage. An aircraft requested a ferry permit for maintenance after experiencing a battery fire/explosion. The aircraft has significant damage to the fuselage frame…
- [Incident 19830519036439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830519036439I), May 19, 1983: Mooney M20K (N231MN), Addison, TX, Minor damage. Indicates pilot inadvertently retracted the landing gear on landing rollout. No mechanical malfunction.

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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