# Accident 19981003035379A: Mooney M20J, Orlando, FL, October 3, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1998
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Airport: Orlando Executive Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5602° N, 81.3506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5602&lon=-81.3506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4297H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4297H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981003035379A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 3, 1998, ABOUT 2315 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A MOONEY M20J, REGISTERED TO FLIGHT EXPRESS, INC., COLLIDED WITH A PARKED AIRPLANE WHILE TAXING AFTER LANDING AT THE ORLANDO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, ORLANDO, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE COMMERCIAL-RATED PILOT, AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED ABOUT 30 MINUTES EARLIER FROM THE LAKELAND LINDER REGIONAL AIRPORT, LAKELAND, FLORIDA. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE FLIGHT DEPARTED WITH AN INOPERATIVE LANDING LIGHT AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. WHILE TAXING ONTO THE RAMP, THE RIGHT WING OF THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A PARKED AIRPLANE. HE FURTHER STATED THAT HE WAS PAYING ATTENTION TO A HELICOPTER THAT WAS PARKED TO HIS LEFT AND THE MARKINGS ON THE RAMP WERE INADEQUATE. (-23)TAXING A/C TO TIE DOWN, WITH LANDING LIGHT OUT, WAS DISTRACTED BY HELICOPTER ON TAXIWAY AND IMPACTED WITH A/C ON TIE DOWN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA99LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA004), Oct 4, 1998: Mooney M20J (N4297H), Orlando, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain clearance while taxiing from landing resulting in the on-ground collision with the parked airplane. A factor in the accident was the intentional operation of the…

## Other reports on N4297H (1)

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

- [Incident 19970318007959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970318007959I), Mar 18, 1997: Mooney M20J (N4297H), Orlando, FL, Minor damage. Narrative: subsequent investigation of landing gear system was uneventful. Actuator motor will be sent out for teardown & overhaul. The results will determine…

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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