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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20J · Venice, FL · October 31, 2013

Date: October 31, 2013 · 11:00 local
Place: Venice, FL
Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N201KZ
Reported as: Mooney M20J
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 369 total250 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

N201KZRegistered now · Mooney M20JS/N 24-0470 Airframe modelMooney M20J Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Intent of today was to taxi the airplane to the run up area to warm up the engine as he does every 6-8 weeks. privacy data omitted Does not have a current flight review, so he did not intend to fly today. Pulled the airplane out of the hangar, with the tail to the hangar door. Placed his feet on the rudder pedals. Does not recall if he tested the brakes at that point. It took five attempts at the start. When the engine started, privacy data omitted said that the sound was louder than normal, however, not as loud as a run up. The airplane start rolling immediately straight ahead and he applied the brakes and the pedals went right to the floor. He applied full left rudder. The right wing struck the hanger door, then struck the structural vertical beam of the hanger and the airplane pivoted 90 degrees and came to rest with half the engine cowling in the next hanger. privacy data omitted Then shutdown the airplane and exited.

As the FAA filed it

INTENT OF TODAY WAS TO TAXI THE AIRPLANE TO THE RUN UP AREA TO WARM UP THE ENGINE AS HE DOES EVERY 6-8 WEEKS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DOES NOT HAVE A CURRENT FLIGHT REVIEW, SO HE DID NOT INTEND TO FLY TODAY. PULLED THE AIRPLANE OUT OF THE HANGAR, WITH THE TAIL TO THE HANGAR DOOR. PLACED HIS FEET ON THE RUDDER PEDALS. DOES NOT RECALL IF HE TESTED THE BRAKES AT THAT POINT. IT TOOK FIVE ATTEMPTS AT THE START. WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAID THAT THE SOUND WAS LOUDER THAN NORMAL, HOWEVER, NOT AS LOUD AS A RUN UP. THE AIRPLANE START ROLLING IMMEDIATELY STRAIGHT AHEAD AND HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDALS WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. HE APPLIED FULL LEFT RUDDER. THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE HANGER DOOR, THEN STRUCK THE STRUCTURAL VERTICAL BEAM OF THE HANGER AND THE AIRPLANE PIVOTED 90 DEGREES AND CAME TO REST WITH HALF THE ENGINE COWLING IN THE NEXT HANGER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THEN SHUTDOWN THE AIRPLANE AND EXITED.

Other reports on N201KZ · 1

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

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