# Accident 20010628015589A: Mooney M20C, Tucson, AZ, June 28, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 2001, 13:30 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Tucson International
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1161° N, 110.9411° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1161&lon=-110.9411&mi=10
- Aircraft: N311X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N311X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA226) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010628015589A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON JUNE 28, 2001, ABOUT 1330 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A MOONEY M20C, N311X, OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT, TAXIED INTO A MOTOR VEHICLE TRAFFIC SIGN AT THE TUCSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, TUCSON, ARIZONA. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE LA CHOLLA AIRPARK, IN TUCSON, ABOUT 1315. INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INDICATED THAT AFTER THE PILOT LANDED HE TAXIED ONTO A 20-FOOT-WIDE ROAD DESIGNED FOR VEHICULAR TRAFFIC. WHILE TAXIING, THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED A SIGN FOR CARS COMING FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION.                                                         (-23) PILOT WAS TAXIING TO A REPAIR STATION ON THE AIRPORT USING TAXIWAY A, NORTHWEST BOUND ON THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF THE AIRPORT.  GROUND CONTROL DIRECTED THE PILOT TO TAXI VIA A PARKING RAMP TO JOIN TAXIWAY D AND TO GIVE WAY FOR THREE F-16S TAXIING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION.  THE PILOT'S ATTENTION WAS DIRECTED TOWARDS THE F-16S MAKING SURE NOT TO CAUSE A CONFLICT AS HE TA XIED ON THE RAMP. THE PILOT MISTOOK AN AIRPORT ACCESS ROAD FOR TAXIWAY D AND TURNED RIGHT TO JOIN IT.  WHILE STARTING DOWN THE ACCESS ROAD HE DIDN'T NOTICE AN AIRPORT SIGN AND STRUCK IT WITH THE PROPELLER, ENGINE COWLING AND FRONT PART OF THE WING.  NO INJURIES, AND MINOR DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 LAX01LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA226), Jun 28, 2001: Mooney M20C (N311X), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane's collision with a perimeter roadway vehicular traffic sign due to the pilot's diverted attention and inadequate visual lookout while taxiing from landing. A contributing factor was the…

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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