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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20F · Dunedin, FL · July 12, 2026

Date: July 12, 2026 · 12:28 local
Place: Dunedin, FL
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7799M
Reported as: Mooney M20F
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 905 total

N7799MRegistered now · Mooney M20FS/N 22-0041 · Built 1974 Airframe modelMooney M20F

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft departed kspg and flew north past honeymoon island. Aircraft turned south to return to kspg. Engine experienced a loss of power. This situation cycled about 4 times. Pilot moved fuel selector from tank to tank, turned on boost pump. The pilot followed checklist and could not correct the issue and initiated a forced landing in the water. Aircraft had approximately 25 gallons of fuel onboard.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KSPG AND FLEW NORTH PAST HONEYMOON ISLAND. AIRCRAFT TURNED SOUTH TO RETURN TO KSPG. ENGINE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER. THIS SITUATION CYCLED ABOUT 4 TIMES. PILOT MOVED FUEL SELECTOR FROM TANK TO TANK, TURNED ON BOOST PUMP. THE PILOT FOLLOWED CHECKLIST AND COULD NOT CORRECT THE ISSUE AND INITIATED A FORCED LANDING IN THE WATER. AIRCRAFT HAD APPROXIMATELY 25 GALLONS OF FUEL ONBOARD.

Other reports on N7799M · 1

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

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