# Incident 20021215035229I: Mooney M20J, Detroit, MI, December 15, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 2002, 13:06 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit City
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3314° N, 83.0458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3314&lon=-83.0458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1143Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 497 total, 200 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021215035229I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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