# Incident 20240413003729I: Mooney M20J, Winter Haven, FL, April 13, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 2024, 11:21 local time
- Place: Winter Haven, FL
- Airport: Winter Haven Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0629° N, 81.7533° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WINTER HAVEN RGNL (GIF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0629&lon=-81.7533&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3846H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3846H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 318 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240413003729I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM KORL TO KSPG. THE PILOT FIRST NOTICED ELECTRICAL ISSUES AS HE PASSED LAKELAND AIRPORT. PILOT REPORTED HIS GARMIN MAP SCREEN ALTERNATED BETWEEN DARKER AND LIGHTER BRIGHTNESS SETTINGS ALONG WITH HIS TRANSPONDER LOSING POWER AND RE-CYCLING BACK ON. APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES FROM KSPG, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE WITH NO GARMIN, COMMS, TRANSPONDER, AUTOPILOT AND DECIDED TO EXIT THE TAMPA AREA AND RETURN TO A BETTER-KNOWN AIRPORT, HE SELECTED KGIF. THE PILOT PERFORMED A GEAR UP LANDING ON RWY 5 AT KGIF AND CAME TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES AND THE PLANE SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE 2X BELLY SKID PLATES. THE PLANE WAS LIFTED, GEAR WAS OPERATED TO A DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION, AND WAS TOWED TO THE FBO. PLANE IS AWAITING REPAIRS.

## Other reports on N3846H (1)

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

- [Incident 19980316008719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980316008719I), Mar 16, 1998: Mooney M20J (N3846H), Vancouver, WA, Minor damage. Narrative: after one go around at Evergreen airport, the pilot retracted the gear. On the subsequent approach the pilot failed to lower the gear. Skidding to a…

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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