# Incident 19970507015089I: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-A1, Farmingdale, NY, May 7, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1997, 13:20 local time
- Place: Farmingdale, NY
- Airport: Republic
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7293° N, 73.4134° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at REPUBLIC (FRG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7293&lon=-73.4134&mi=10
- Aircraft: N668DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N668DA-2000-10-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-A1 (registry code 2990000, https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da20-a1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 27 total, 27 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970507015089I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: STUDENT PILOT WHILE TAXIING MISJUDGED TAXIWAY CLEARANCE AROUND A PARKED VAN. AIRCRAFAT WING TIP STRUCK VAN AND CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO SWING AROUND TO ITS LEFT CAUSING THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT TO STRIKE THE REAR OF THE PARKED VAN. VERY SLIGHT DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES. STUDENT AND CFI COUNSELED IN TAXIING PROCEDURES AND AVOIDING OBJECTS ON THE GROUND.

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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