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.
The pilot was taxiing the aircraft in a trancient parking area. While making a turn to the right, he was momentarily blinded by the sun. The aircraft's propeller contacted a parked aircraft wich caused minor damage. Investigation into this matter revealed that this is the third incident of this kind at the palmer airport and in this location. privacy data omitted The pilot was counseled about maintining proper vigilance and dealing with distractions when taxiing an aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT WAS TAXIING THE AIRCRAFT IN A TRANCIENT PARKING AREA. WHILE MAKING A TURN TO THE RIGHT, HE WAS MOMENTARILY BLINDED BY THE SUN. THE AIRCRAFT'S PROPELLER CONTACTED A PARKED AIRCRAFT WICH CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE. INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER REVEALED THAT THIS IS THE THIRD INCIDENT OF THIS KIND AT THE PALMER AIRPORT AND IN THIS LOCATION. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE PILOT WAS COUNSELED ABOUT MAINTINING PROPER VIGILANCE AND DEALING WITH DISTRACTIONS WHEN TAXIING AN AIRCRAFT.
Other reports on N2141F · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.