# Incident 20260712009869I: Mooney M20F, Dunedin, FL, July 12, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 2026, 12:28 local time
- Place: Dunedin, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0381° N, 82.7948° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dunedin, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0381&lon=-82.7948&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7799M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7799M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 905 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260712009869I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Incident 19880422022399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880422022399I), Apr 22, 1988: Mooney M20F (N7799M), San Marcos, TX, Minor damage. Pilot taxiing at a high rate of speed struck the nose of a parked aircraft with the right wing.

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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