# Accident 20100915048329A: Mooney M20J, Hazard, KY, September 15, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 2010, 15:07 local time
- Place: Hazard, KY
- Airport: Wendell H. Ford
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3858° N, 83.2569° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3858&lon=-83.2569&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1156U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1156U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,600 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10CA491](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA491) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100915048329A

## Narrative

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

WHILE TAXIING TO PARKING, AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH FUEL FARM.  AIRCRAFT SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.  NO POST EVENT FIRE.

## 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 ERA10CA491](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA491), Sep 15, 2010: Mooney M20J (N1156U), Hazard, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a fuel pump while taxiing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s diverted attention.

## Other reports on N1156U (2)

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

- [Incident 20000701020819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000701020819I), Jul 1, 2000: Mooney M20J (N1156U), Ellijay, GA, Minor damage. (-23)Pilot was allowing his cousin, who had just soloed, to fly the pattern at the Gilmer County Airport (49A). On final, about 1/3 the way down the runway,…
- [Accident 19820826050049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820826050049A), Aug 26, 1982: Mooney M20J (N1156U), Matawan, NJ, Substantial damage. Collided with shrubbery and trees at the end of the runway during a go around after landing long.

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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