"You may not install to this volume because it is a Mac in target disk mode" error when installing Catalina on a mac in TDM

Hello Unix/Linux community, looking for your help. I am running into an issue where I am trying to install Catalina 10.15.2 on a machine that has been wiped. The machine is in target disk mode and I am using the "Install macOS Catalina" app to image this mac. When I launch the app I see all of my mounted devices including the machine that is in TDM but when I select it as the disk where I want Catalina installed I get a message that states that: "You may not install to this volume because it is a Mac in target disk mode". Is it not possible to image a mac that is in TDM? BTW I have tried imaging the disk as APFS and Mac Os Extended (Journaled). Any help/guidance is appreciated. Thank you.