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Date
December 15, 2002 · 13:06 local
Place
Detroit, MI
Airport
Detroit City
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1143Z
Reported as
Mooney M20J
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
497 total200 in this make and model
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot was doing a hot start of the engine when the aircraft moved forward and hit two taxi lights. The aircraft was inspected for damage by Michigan aviation they removed the propeller and sent it to h&s for further evaluation.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT WAS DOING A HOT START OF THE ENGINE WHEN THE AIRCRAFT MOVED FORWARD AND HIT TWO TAXI LIGHTS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE BY MICHIGAN AVIATION THEY REMOVED THE PROPELLER AND SENT IT TO H&S FOR FURTHER EVALUATION.