# Incident 20160213003802I: Mooney M20J, Chino, CA, February 13, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 2016, 15:01 local time
- Place: Chino, CA
- Airport: Chino
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9747° N, 117.6364° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9747&lon=-117.6364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201DQ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N201DQ) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 467 total, 36 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160213003802I

## Narrative

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

ON 02/13/2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 1300 HRS, AIRCRAFT N201DQ WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER AIRCRAFT THAT WAS BEING REPOSITIONED BY A MECHANIC TO PERFORM POST MAINTENANCE ENGINE CHECKS. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, N201DQ WAS RUNNING BUT PARKED IN A NON MOVEMENT AREA PREPARING TO TAXI.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N67086, Consolidated Vultee BT-15: [Incident 20160213008142I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160213008142I)

## 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 GAA16CA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA132), Feb 13, 2016: Mooney M20J (N201DQ), Chino, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The taxiing pilot's failure to remain a safe distance from the stopped airplane while taxiing to the run-up area, resulting in a ground collision and substantial damage.

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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