# Incident 20210411005919I: Mooney International Corp M20TN, Mesquite, TX, April 11, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 2021, 15:15 local time
- Place: Mesquite, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7668° N, 96.5992° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mesquite, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7668&lon=-96.5992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N444GN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N444GN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney International M20TN (registry code 5870228, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-international-m20tn) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-550-G (registry code 17401, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-550-g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY INTERNATIONAL CORP M20TN
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-550-G
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,717 total, 443 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210411005919I

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED FROM HQZ DURING CLIMB OUT THE AUTOPILOT BEGAN HAVING ISSUES. PILOT DISENGAGED THE AUTOPILOT AND TURNED BACK FOR THE AIRPORT. DURING THE TURN BOTH SCREENS OF THE G1000 FLICKERED THEN DIED ACCORDING TO THE PILOT. AT THE SAME TIME OF THE G1000 BECOMING INOPERABLE THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS REPORTED THAT THE SHIP POWERED ANR HEADSETS DIED TOO, INDICATING FULL ELECTRICAL FAILURE. UPON ENTERING THE PATTERN THE PILOT LOOKED FOR BUT COULD NOT SEE LIGHT GUN SIGNALS. WHILE ON FINAL THE PILOT PUT THE GEAR SELECTOR IN THE DOWN POSITION BUT FAILED TO REALIZE THAT THE GEAR DID NOT MOVE AND LANDED WITH THE GEAR IN THE UP POSITION.

BASED OFF PILOT INTERVIEW AN EMERGENCY CHECKLIST WAS NOT USED. HE FOCUSED ON GETTING THE AIRPLANE BACK ON THE GROUND QUICKLY.

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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