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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 182 · Linden, NJ · May 13, 1996

Date: May 13, 1996 · 21:15 local
Place: Linden, NJ
Airport: Linden Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N24776
Reported as: Cessna 182
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,000 total

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.

Narrative: Mr. Sansone was taxiing his student's C-182 at night on an unlighted taxiway at Linden Airport. He taxied the right main gear off the taxiway. The right wing tip dropped and the propeller struck the ground. The right wing tip then also struck the ground, causing damage to the wing tip. While there appeared to be no structural damage, the mechanic estimated damage at approximately $20,000. The instructor, Mr. Sansone failed to stop when he could not see the taxiway. He has been re-examined under the provisions of the FAA act for his poor judgment, and aircraft control.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: MR. SANSONE WAS TAXIING HIS STUDENT'S C-182 AT NIGHT ON AN UNLIGHTED TAXIWAY AT LINDEN AIRPORT. HE TAXIED THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR OFF THE TAXIWAY. THE RIGHT WING TIP DROPPED AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND. THE RIGHT WING TIP THEN ALSO STRUCK THE GROUND, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE WING TIP. WHILE THERE APPEARED TO BE NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE, THE MECHANIC ESTIMATED DAMAGE AT APPROXIMATELY $20,000. THE INSTRUCTOR, MR. SANSONE FAILED TO STOP WHEN HE COULD NOT SEE THE TAXIWAY. HE HAS BEEN RE-EXAMINED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE FAA ACT FOR HIS POOR JUDGMENT, AND AIRCRAFT CONTROL.