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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20J · Brazil, IN · November 25, 2019

Date: November 25, 2019 · 11:30 local
Place: Brazil, IN
Airport: Brazil Clay County Airport
Phase of flight: Other, Specify
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3201L
Reported as: Mooney M20J
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 27 total19 in the last 90 days

N3201LRegistered now · Mooney M20JS/N 24-0566 · Built 1978 Airframe modelMooney M20J Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On November 25, 2019, at approximately 1130 eastern standard time, a Mooney M20J, N3201L, sustained substantial damage when it rolled forward under power and impacted a tee hangar at the Brazil Clay County Airport (OI2) located near Brazil, Indiana. This event occurred during the performance of an engine ground run with no intent for flight. The non-certificated student pilot was not injured and there were no other persons onboard. The entire nose section of the Mooney aircraft penetrated the tee hangar door prior to coming to a full stop. The aircraft propeller significantly damaged the tee hangar door structure which caused minor secondary damage (from flying debris) to an airplane stored within that hangar.

As the FAA filed it

ON NOVEMBER 25, 2019, AT APPROXIMATELY 1130 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A MOONEY M20J, N3201L, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT ROLLED FORWARD UNDER POWER AND IMPACTED A TEE HANGAR AT THE BRAZIL CLAY COUNTY AIRPORT (OI2) LOCATED NEAR BRAZIL, INDIANA. THIS EVENT OCCURRED DURING THE PERFORMANCE OF AN ENGINE GROUND RUN WITH NO INTENT FOR FLIGHT. THE NON-CERTIFICATED STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THERE WERE NO OTHER PERSONS ONBOARD. THE ENTIRE NOSE SECTION OF THE MOONEY AIRCRAFT PENETRATED THE TEE HANGAR DOOR PRIOR TO COMING TO A FULL STOP. THE AIRCRAFT PROPELLER SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED THE TEE HANGAR DOOR STRUCTURE WHICH CAUSED MINOR SECONDARY DAMAGE (FROM FLYING DEBRIS) TO AN AIRPLANE STORED WITHIN THAT HANGAR.