# Incident 20160324003749I: Mooney M20J, Port Orange, FL, March 24, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 2016, 10:14 local time
- Place: Port Orange, FL
- Airport: Spruce Creek
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0802° N, 81.0466° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SPRUCE CREEK (7FL6), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0802&lon=-81.0466&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1149T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1149T-2022-10-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 993 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160324003749I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Accident 20200213004399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200213004399A), Feb 13, 2020: Mooney M20J (N1149T), Bartow, FL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. [privacy data omitted] And his wife departed from spruce creek airport on 02/13/2020 at approximately 1050 hours, and arrived at Bartow Airport at…

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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