19970403009491I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172M · Lincoln Park, NJ · April 3, 1997

Date: April 3, 1997 · 15:05 local
Place: Lincoln Park, NJ
Airport: Lincoln Park Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N64053
Reported as: Cessna 172M
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,400 total900 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N64053Registered now · Cessna 172MS/N 17264990 · Built 1975 Airframe modelCessna 172M Engine modelLycoming 0-320 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 landed on runway 01 had concern about wind favoring runway 19 so announced his intention and was taxiing to the north end of the airport. The taxiway is quite close to the parked aircraft (from centerline to Mooney prop, in parking spot, distance was approximately 22' the Cessna span being 36' leaves 4' between wing tip and the other parked airplane). Pilot didn't notice anything other than an engine and the next thing he noticed was his tip had been hit by the other airplane, which happened to be a Mooney.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 01 HAD CONCERN ABOUT WIND FAVORING RUNWAY 19 SO ANNOUNCED HIS INTENTION AND WAS TAXIING TO THE NORTH END OF THE AIRPORT. THE TAXIWAY IS QUITE CLOSE TO THE PARKED AIRCRAFT (FROM CENTERLINE TO MOONEY PROP, IN PARKING SPOT, DISTANCE WAS APPROXIMATELY 22' THE CESSNA SPAN BEING 36' LEAVES 4' BETWEEN WING TIP AND THE OTHER PARKED AIRPLANE). PILOT DIDN'T NOTICE ANYTHING OTHER THAN AN ENGINE AND THE NEXT THING HE NOTICED WAS HIS TIP HAD BEEN HIT BY THE OTHER AIRPLANE, WHICH HAPPENED TO BE A MOONEY.

Other aircraft in the event · 1

Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.

N5760TMooney M20JIncident 19970403009492I · Minor damage