# Incident 19871218078939I: Mooney M20K, Ft Lauderdale, FL, December 18, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 1987, 09:20 local time
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Airport: Ft Lauderdale Executive
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1973° N, 80.1707° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FORT LAUDERDALE EXEC (FXE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1973&lon=-80.1707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N231HF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N231HF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360GB
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,300 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871218078939I

## Narrative

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

AFTER STARTING ENGINE THE AIRCRAFT MOVED FORWARD AND COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER PARKED AIRCRAFT. FOUND BRAKES NORMAL.

## Other reports on N231HF (1)

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

- [Incident 19880226010269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880226010269I), Feb 26, 1988: Mooney M20K (N231HF), Easton, MD, Minor damage. Landed with gear up. Practicing for upcoming proficiency check ride. Does not remember checking gear light.

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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