NONE · MOONEY M20R · 2013-08-04 · Tallahassee, FL, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA13LA363
Event ID
20130815X14705
Type
Accident
Date
2013-08-04
Location
Tallahassee, FL, USA
Coordinates
30.396944, -84.35083
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
MOONEY
Model
M20R
Registration
N1034S
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to troubleshoot the in-flight electrical problem and restore power using the operable redundant battery and his decision not to manually extend the airplane's landing gear, which resulted in a gear-up landing. Contributing to the accident was an internal electrical short of the No. 2 battery, which resulted in a total loss of electrical power.