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FAA incident report · Mooney M20J · Seattle, WA · October 8, 2023

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Date
October 8, 2023 · 19:37 local
Place
Seattle, WA
Airport
Boeing Field/King County International
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N142KD
Reported as
Mooney M20J
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 SER A&C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Private pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours
215 total
N142KDRegistered now · Mooney M20JS/N 24-1012 · Built 1980Airframe modelMooney M20JEngine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

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What happened

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

PIC started aircraft on kbfi south-west ramp, received ATIS information and contacted kbfi-ground to receive

Taxi clearance. PIC was offered the option to take-off from B4 in addition to standard B1. PIC understood the intent of the controller to be efficient with traffic management, and agreed to take the mid-field B4 take-off. PIC then opened up the taxiway diagram on my electronic flight bag, as he taxied from the south-west ramp to B4 via b. upon reaching B4, PIC turned right, in-place, to do the run-up. Upon finishing the run-up, PIC had a loss of situational awareness and mistook the south edge marking of B4 to be the taxiway center line and oriented the aircraft to it and sought tower clearance for take-off. The tower cleared PIC for take-off at B4 and PIC started rolling forward on the southern edge marking to reach the runway centerline. As PIC reached the runway, he heard some metallic squeaking noises. After lining up on the 14R centerline and looked right-rear side to review the situation, PIC suspected that the right landing gear had had a collision with a taxiway light. While PIC was still stationary on the runway, and was assessing the situation, tower advised that PIC had a taxiway light collision.PIC requested permission to get off the runway 14R at B5 for inspection of damage and tower advised to do a 180 at B4 and contact ground upon exiting runway 14R.

As the FAA filed it

PIC STARTED AIRCRAFT ON KBFI SOUTH-WEST RAMP, RECEIVED ATIS INFORMATION AND CONTACTED KBFI-GROUND TO RECEIVE

TAXI CLEARANCE. PIC WAS OFFERED THE OPTION TO TAKE-OFF FROM B4 IN ADDITION TO STANDARD B1. PIC UNDERSTOOD THE INTENT OF THE CONTROLLER TO BE EFFICIENT WITH TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT, AND AGREED TO TAKE THE MID-FIELD B4 TAKE-OFF. PIC THEN OPENED UP THE TAXIWAY DIAGRAM ON MY ELECTRONIC FLIGHT BAG, AS HE TAXIED FROM THE SOUTH-WEST RAMP TO B4 VIA B. UPON REACHING B4, PIC TURNED RIGHT, IN-PLACE, TO DO THE RUN-UP. UPON FINISHING THE RUN-UP, PIC HAD A LOSS OF SITUATIONAL AWARENESS AND MISTOOK THE SOUTH EDGE MARKING OF B4 TO BE THE TAXIWAY CENTER LINE AND ORIENTED THE AIRCRAFT TO IT AND SOUGHT TOWER CLEARANCE FOR TAKE-OFF. THE TOWER CLEARED PIC FOR TAKE-OFF AT B4 AND PIC STARTED ROLLING FORWARD ON THE SOUTHERN EDGE MARKING TO REACH THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. AS PIC REACHED THE RUNWAY, HE HEARD SOME METALLIC SQUEAKING NOISES. AFTER LINING UP ON THE 14R CENTERLINE AND LOOKED RIGHT-REAR SIDE TO REVIEW THE SITUATION, PIC SUSPECTED THAT THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR HAD HAD A COLLISION WITH A TAXIWAY LIGHT. WHILE PIC WAS STILL STATIONARY ON THE RUNWAY, AND WAS ASSESSING THE SITUATION, TOWER ADVISED THAT PIC HAD A TAXIWAY LIGHT COLLISION.PIC REQUESTED PERMISSION TO GET OFF THE RUNWAY 14R AT B5 FOR INSPECTION OF DAMAGE AND TOWER ADVISED TO DO A 180 AT B4 AND CONTACT GROUND UPON EXITING RUNWAY 14R.