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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · San Jose, CA · August 27, 1997

Date: August 27, 1997 · 13:20 local
Place: San Jose, CA
Airport: San Jose International
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N733AD
Reported as: Cessna 172N
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,500 total60 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

N733ADRegistered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17268137 · Built 1976 Airframe modelCessna 172N 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: on 08/27/97 at 1320 PDT a Cessna 172 operated by william ribble struck a blast fence while taxiing on a service road in a nonmovement area. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The aircraft received minor damage to the right plastic wing tip and nav light. There were no injuries. The pilot holds a commercial pilot certificate. The flight originated at San Jose International Airport and had returned from the flight. Investigation revealed that while taxiing to the ramp Mr. Ribble taxied onto a service road by mistake. The road became narrow and the right wing tip contacted the blast fence. Minor damage to the plastic wing tip and nav light resulted. The pilot was counseled on airport markings. No FAA form 8020-11 was filed, and the incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON 08/27/97 AT 1320 PDT A CESSNA 172 OPERATED BY WILLIAM RIBBLE STRUCK A BLAST FENCE WHILE TAXIING ON A SERVICE ROAD IN A NONMOVEMENT AREA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT PLASTIC WING TIP AND NAV LIGHT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE PILOT HOLDS A COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT SAN JOSE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND HAD RETURNED FROM THE FLIGHT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT WHILE TAXIING TO THE RAMP MR. RIBBLE TAXIED ONTO A SERVICE ROAD BY MISTAKE. THE ROAD BECAME NARROW AND THE RIGHT WING TIP CONTACTED THE BLAST FENCE. MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PLASTIC WING TIP AND NAV LIGHT RESULTED. THE PILOT WAS COUNSELED ON AIRPORT MARKINGS. NO FAA FORM 8020-11 WAS FILED, AND THE INCIDENT IS CLOSED.