# Incident 19960820028159I: Beech F33A, Goodyear, AZ, August 20, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1996, 09:50 local time
- Place: Goodyear, AZ
- Airport: Phoenix-Goodyear Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4233° N, 112.3754° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PHOENIX GOODYEAR (GYR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4233&lon=-112.3754&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8253C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8253C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech F33A (registry code 1151425, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F33A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22 total, 22 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960820028159I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE STUDENT BECAME DISTRACTED WITH UNNECESSARY PAPER WORK AND FAILED TO TRACK THE YELLOW CENTERLINE WHILE TAXIING IN THE VICINITY OF THE OPERATIONS BUILDING AND PARKING RAMADA. THE LEFT WING TIP ASSEMBLY RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE WHICH RESULTED IN REMOVAL, REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT OF THE WING TIP LENS. THERE WERE NO KNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THIS INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N8253C (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19990218018139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990218018139A), Feb 18, 1999: Beech F33A (N8253C), Prescott, AZ, Substantial damage. (.19) On February 18, 1999, about 0735 hours mountain standard time, a Beech F33, N8253C, sustained substantial damage during a forced landing approximately 30…

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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