37.5538° N, 77.4603° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond, VA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 13, 1998 · 15:38 local
Place
Richmond, VA
Airport
Richmond International - Byrd Field
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Operator
LU7F
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
3ABVD
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
13,254 total1,466 in this make and model210 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot misjudged position of light pole striking it with the left wing during taxi to park.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT MISJUDGED POSITION OF LIGHT POLE STRIKING IT WITH THE LEFT WING DURING TAXI TO PARK.