# Incident 19990104011219I: Mooney M20E, Wichita, KS, January 4, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 1999, 15:30 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Wichita Mid-Continent
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7154U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7154U-2023-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B1E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 75 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990104011219I

## Narrative

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

HAVING COMPLETED A NIGHT LANDING, MR. MILLER WAS TAXING ON A LIGHTED TAXIWAY FOR PARKING. HE NOTICED A HELIPAD AND TURNED TOWARD IT, TAXING OFF THE TAXIWAY BETWEEN TWO TAXIWAY LIGHTS, AND INTO A DITCH. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE, INCLUDING PROPELLER DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N7154U (1)

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

- [Accident 20220819014809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220819014809A), Aug 19, 2022: Mooney M20E (N7154U), Leonardtown, MD, Substantial damage. Did all the landing check list prior to entering left down wind traffic for runway 11 except for landing gear being above gear down speed. Failed to compete…

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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