39.7684° N, 86.1580° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 20, 1998 · 15:30 local
Place
Indianapolis, IN
Airport
Mount Comfort Airport
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N93TF
Reported as
Namer P51D
Reported engine
Rolls-Royce RB211*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,850 total100 in this make and model10 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.
(-5)While taxiing from the west ramp at mt Comfort, Indiana (mqj), the pilot of a P-51-D inadvently allowed the right wing tip to strike the nose cowl of a sukhoi model 26 that was parked along the taxi way. Damage to both aircraft was minor and no injuries resulting from the incident.
As the FAA filed it
(-5)WHILE TAXIING FROM THE WEST RAMP AT MT COMFORT, INDIANA (MQJ), THE PILOT OF A P-51-D INADVENTLY ALLOWED THE RIGHT WING TIP TO STRIKE THE NOSE COWL OF A SUKHOI MODEL 26 THAT WAS PARKED ALONG THE TAXI WAY. DAMAGE TO BOTH AIRCRAFT WAS MINOR AND NO INJURIES RESULTING FROM THE INCIDENT.