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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200 · Tampa, FL · December 25, 1996

Date: December 25, 1996 · 20:12 local
Place: Tampa, FL
Airport: Vandenberg Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N333SE
Reported as: Piper PA34200
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,300 total600 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N333SERegistered now · Piper PA-34-200S/N 34-7350091 · Built 1973 Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200 Engine modelLycoming I0360 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: pilot was taxiing in the parking area at Vandenberg Airport, FL. At night. Pilot failed to observe a helicopter landing trailer and taxied into it. With minor damage to aircraft and no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT WAS TAXIING IN THE PARKING AREA AT VANDENBERG AIRPORT, FL. AT NIGHT. PILOT FAILED TO OBSERVE A HELICOPTER LANDING TRAILER AND TAXIED INTO IT. WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES.

Other reports on N333SE · 2

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

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