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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Charlotte, NC · January 24, 1990

Date
January 24, 1990 · 19:00 local
Place
Charlotte, NC
Airport
Charlotte-Douglas International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
EVTA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4329X
Reported as
Piper PA28R200
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,600 total700 in this make and model300 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

As pilot taxied, a van exited a tunnel and crossed in front of aircraft. Propeller and right wing tip struck van.

As the FAA filed it

AS PILOT TAXIED, A VAN EXITED A TUNNEL AND CROSSED IN FRONT OF AIRCRAFT. PROPELLER AND RIGHT WING TIP STRUCK VAN.