# Incident 20231008022439I: Mooney M20J, Seattle, WA, October 8, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 2023, 19:37 local time
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Airport: Boeing Field/King County International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5300° N, 122.3019° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BOEING FLD/KING COUNTY INTL (BFI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5300&lon=-122.3019&mi=10
- Aircraft: N142KD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N142KD) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 215 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231008022439I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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