# Incident 20131013023789I: Beech V35, Morristown, NJ, October 13, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 2013, 12:30 local time
- Place: Morristown, NJ
- Airport: Morristown
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7993° N, 74.4149° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MORRISTOWN MUNI (MMU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7993&lon=-74.4149&mi=10
- Aircraft: N523Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N523Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35 (registry code 1151538, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,800 total, 4,500 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131013023789I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT OF N523Q STATED THAT WHILE ON THE PARKING RAMP,  IMMEDIATELY UPON STARTING THE ENGINE WITHOUT FIRST SETTING THE PARK BRAKE, WITH THE CHOCKS REMOVED, THE ENGINE ACCELERATED TO A HIGH POWER SETTING, UNEXPLAINABLY. THE AIRPLANE THEN BEGAN MOVING ACROSS THE PARKING RAMP. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL HIS ENGINE, OR THE MOVEMENT OF THE AIRPLANE, AND THAT HIS BRAKING WAS INSUFFICIENT. HE WAS UNSURE AS TO WHY HE COULD NOT CONTROL THE ENGINE OR THE AIRPLANE.

THE AIRPLANE THEN IMPACTED WITH A MOONEY AIRCRAFT, TIED DOWN DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM HIS PARKING POSITION. THE PROPELLER OF N523Q IMPACTED THE CENTER OF THE RIGHT WING OF N9328V, AT A HIGH POWER SETTING, BEGINNING WITH THE LEADING EDGE. ALSO, THE RIGHT WING OF N523Q IMPACTED WITH THE NOSE OF THE MOONEY, N9328V. THE ENGINE FINALLY CEASED ON IT'S OWN, DUE TO THE RESISTANCE FROM THE PROPELLER IMPACT WITH THE WING. UPON SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION, THE MIXTURE CONTROL WAS STILL IN THE FULL FORWARD/OPEN POSITION. THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO BOTH AIRCRAFT, AND AIRCRAFT PARTS WERE SPREAD IN A RADIUS OF APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET IN ALL DIRECTIONS. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES REPORTED.

## Other reports on N523Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19840615076489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840615076489I), Jun 15, 1984: Beech V35 (N523Q), Morristown, NJ, Minor damage. Unsuccessful attempt to manually lower gear. Minor damage during landing. Left main jammed in up locked position.

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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