# Incident 20141128023399I: Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K, Vero Beach, FL, November 28, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 2014, 12:00 local time
- Place: Vero Beach, FL
- Airport: Vero Beach Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.6556° N, 80.4180° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VERO BEACH RGNL (VRB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6556&lon=-80.4180&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: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141128023399I

## Narrative

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

AN AIRCRAFT REQUESTED A FERRY PERMIT FOR MAINTENANCE AFTER EXPERIENCING A BATTERY FIRE/EXPLOSION. THE AIRCRAFT HAS SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE FRAME FORWARD OF THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT, THE CABIN AIR TUBE IS DISCONNECTED AS WELL AS CRUSHED. FIRE DAMAGE CAUSED MULTIPLE LINES, CABLES & HOSES TO MELT AND DETERIORATE THEREFORE, NEEDING EVALUATION FOR THEIR SERVICEABILITY AND INTEGRITY. FINALLY IT APPEARS AN ALTERNATE BATTERY WAS INSTALLED WITHOUT PROPER DOCUMENTATION, AS THE LOG BOOKS DO NOT CONTAIN BOTH THE RECENT FIRE DAMAGE THAT OCCURRED AND BATTERY INSTALLATION AND THERE IS EVIDENCE OF EXTERIOR EMPENNAGE DAMAGE ON BOTH SIDES, FORWARD OF THE AIR SCOOP.

## Other reports on N231MN (2)

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

- [Accident 20140823021679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140823021679A), Aug 23, 2014: Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K (N231MN), Vero Beach, FL, Substantial damage. Attemped to start aircraft with gpu set at the wrong voltage. Line crew said they could not determine the current setting voltmeter was inop.
- [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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