# Incident 19931227052099I: Mooney M20J, Palo Alto, CA, December 27, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 1993, 13:14 local time
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Airport: Palo Alto Airport-Santa Clara Cou
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3965° N, 122.1431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palo Alto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3965&lon=-122.1431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5257T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5257T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 200 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931227052099I

## Narrative

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

PILOT AFTER RECEIVING TAXI CLEARANCE TO RUNWAY, TAXIED ONTO RUNWAY. ATC INSTRUCTED HIM TO CLEAR RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N5257T (1)

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

- [Incident 20100327030249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100327030249I), Mar 27, 2010: Mooney M20J (N5257T), Camarillo, CA, Substantial damage. [privacy data omitted] Departed kpoc at 0830 for arrival at cma. [privacy data omitted] Stated that he received a weather briefing at 0800. Upon landing…

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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