# Accident 20220331004482A: Mooney M20E, Kerrville, TX, March 31, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 2022, 10:45 local time
- Place: Kerrville, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9774° N, 99.0856° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9774&lon=-99.0856&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21BS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21BS-2023-10-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (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 M20E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,975 total, 3,948 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220331004482A

## Narrative

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

MARCH 31, 2022, APPROX. 1045 HOURS (CST). WITNESS STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS EXITING RAMP E4 AND WAS STILL ON A HIGH RATE OF SPEED.

WITNESS NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT IN CONTROL.  N21BS LEFT THE TAXI INTO THE GRASS AND BACK ON TO THE RAMP.

AIRCRAFT HEADED TOWARDS THE HANGAR AND WITNESS NOTICED THE PILOT WAS INCAPACITATED, AS THE AIRCRAFT APPROACH THE HANGAR.  AIRCRAFT N25CE WAS CHOCKED AND PARKED.

N21BS HIT THE EMPENNAGE / RIGHT ELEVATOR OF N25CE WITH ITS PROPELLER.  THE LEFT WING LODGE ITSELF UNDER THE EMPENNAGE AND AIRCRAFT TURN SHARPLY INTO THE RIGHT WING AND N21BS PROPELLER PROCEEDED TO HIT RIGHT OUTBOARD FLAP AND UNDER THE RIGHT WING LODGING ITSELF INTO #2 ENGINE AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR OF N25CE.

WITNESS AND OTHER GROUND MEMBER OPEN THE AIRCRAFT DOOR AND IMMEDIATELY SHUT THE AIRCRAFT OFF.  PILOT WAS REMOVED FROM AIRCRAFT.

MEDICAL TEAM ARRIVED AND STARTED PERFORMING CPR. PILOT DID NOT RECOVER. PILOT WAS DECLARED DECEASED.  TOXICOLOGY REPORT IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.  MEDICAL EXAMINER REPORT UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME

## Other aircraft in the event

- N25CE, Rockwell International 690B: no report for this aircraft; [N25CE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N25CE) is registered now

## 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 CEN22LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA164), Mar 31, 2022: Mooney M20E (N21BS), Kerrville, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s sudden cardiac event, which resulted in incapacitation, uncontrolled taxi after landing, and collision with a stationary parked airplane.

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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