# Incident 19960721032819I: Bbavia 7AC, Thermopolis, WY, July 21, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1996, 07:45 local time
- Place: Thermopolis, WY
- Airport: Thermopolis Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6479° N, 108.2145° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Thermopolis, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6479&lon=-108.2145&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82129, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82129) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7AC
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 680 total, 350 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960721032819I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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