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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20J · Port Orange, FL · March 24, 2016

Date
March 24, 2016 · 10:14 local
Place
Port Orange, FL
Airport
Spruce Creek
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1149T
Reported as
Mooney M20J
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 SER A&C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
993 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

On March 24, 2016, at approximately 10:14 am local time, the PIC of N1149T taxied with a passenger on board from his hangar to a friends hangar on taxiway foxtrott towards taxiway lima at Spruce Creek Airport, 7FL6. The pilot felt the aircraft making contact with something. He then stopped the aircraft and shut off the engine. The pilot and passenger found a landscaper laying on the apron off the taxiway. The landscaper was struck by the right wing of the airplane, while wearing a headset and trimming the lawn. He experienced severe injuries and was transported to the hospital.

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 24, 2016, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:14 AM LOCAL TIME, THE PIC OF N1149T TAXIED WITH A PASSENGER ON BOARD FROM HIS HANGAR TO A FRIENDS HANGAR ON TAXIWAY FOXTROTT TOWARDS TAXIWAY LIMA AT SPRUCE CREEK AIRPORT, 7FL6. THE PILOT FELT THE AIRCRAFT MAKING CONTACT WITH SOMETHING. HE THEN STOPPED THE AIRCRAFT AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER FOUND A LANDSCAPER LAYING ON THE APRON OFF THE TAXIWAY. THE LANDSCAPER WAS STRUCK BY THE RIGHT WING OF THE AIRPLANE, WHILE WEARING A HEADSET AND TRIMMING THE LAWN. HE EXPERIENCED SEVERE INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL.

Other reports on N1149T · 1

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