# Incident 20111225029979I: Mooney M20J, Gallatin, TN, December 25, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 25, 2011, 20:00 local time
- Place: Gallatin, TN
- Airport: Sumner County Regioal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3884° N, 86.4467° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gallatin, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3884&lon=-86.4467&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201BV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N201BV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 720 total, 150 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111225029979I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 17, TAXIED OFF THE RUNWAY AND WAS TRANSITIONING TO THE RAMP. THE BRIGHT LIGHTS FROM THE HANGARS FACING THE RUNWAY "BLINDED" THE PILOT AND PRODUCED POOR VISIBILITY AND WITH NO TAXIWAY LIGHTS TO GUIDE HIM, HE DEPARTED THE TAXIWAY INTO THE GRASS AND HIT A TAXIWAYLIGHT WITH HIS PROPELLER, DAMAGING THE PROPELLER AND TAXILIGHT.

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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