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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bbavia 7AC · Thermopolis, WY · July 21, 1996

Date: July 21, 1996 · 07:45 local
Place: Thermopolis, WY
Airport: Thermopolis Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N82129
Reported as: Bbavia 7AC
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 680 total350 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N82129Registered now · Aeronca 7ACS/N 7AC-755 · Built 1946 Airframe modelAeronca 7AC Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: on 7-21-96 after landing the pilot taxied into a 2 1/2 foot high fuel pump. Prop damage and damage to engine cowl and left strut. Paint on the pump cover was faded and difficult to see. The FBO has agreed to repaint the cover, paint hash marks around the pump 2 feet outward, and install a flexible flag pole on the pump cover that helps identify the fuel pump. Investigation is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON 7-21-96 AFTER LANDING THE PILOT TAXIED INTO A 2 1/2 FOOT HIGH FUEL PUMP. PROP DAMAGE AND DAMAGE TO ENGINE COWL AND LEFT STRUT. PAINT ON THE PUMP COVER WAS FADED AND DIFFICULT TO SEE. THE FBO HAS AGREED TO REPAINT THE COVER, PAINT HASH MARKS AROUND THE PUMP 2 FEET OUTWARD, AND INSTALL A FLEXIBLE FLAG POLE ON THE PUMP COVER THAT HELPS IDENTIFY THE FUEL PUMP. INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.