# Incident 20170915019379I: Mooney M20F, Crystal River, FL, September 15, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 2017, 14:20 local time
- Place: Crystal River, FL
- Airport: Crystal River
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8672° N, 82.5710° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Crystal River Airport (CGC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8672&lon=-82.5710&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9642M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9642M-2022-11-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170915019379I

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED WITMAN FIELD IN STUART, FLORIDA (SUA) HEADING TOWARDS TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA (TLH) ENROUTE THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND THE PILOT OPERATED IT UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT HAD TOTAL ELECTRICAL POWER LOSS.  THE PILOT DIVERTED TO CRYSTAL RIVER, FLORIDA (CGC) AND ATTEMPTED TO MANUALLY LOWER THE LANDING GEAR.  UPON EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR THE LANDING GEAR WAS STILL ENGAGED AND WAS SUPPOSED TO BE PULLED FOR EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION.

## Other reports on N9642M (1)

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

- [Incident 20030420006889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030420006889I), Apr 20, 2003: Mooney M20F (N9642M), Elk City, OK, Minor damage. (-23) A designated pilot examiner was conducting a commercial check ride. A simulated emergency landing was being performed and the applicant and examiner…

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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