# NTSB Accident ERA23LA314
> **MOONEY M20R** · 2023-07-26 · Chattanooga, TN, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA23LA314
- **Event ID:** 20230727192723
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2023-07-26
- **Location:** Chattanooga, TN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.036704, -85.202306
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** MOONEY
- **Model:** M20R
- **Registration:** N62GH
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain the proper glidepath during final approach, which resulted in a collision with the approach lights short of the runway. Contributing was the pilot’s distraction due to the cabin door opening.

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