# Incident 19990603016569I: Cessna U206, Palo Alto, CA, June 3, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 1999, 11:10 local time
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Airport: Palo Alto Airport-Santa Clara Cou
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3965° N, 122.1431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palo Alto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3965&lon=-122.1431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2141F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2141F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206 (registry code 2073306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 100 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990603016569I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Accident 20130815017889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130815017889A), Aug 15, 2013: Cessna U206 (N2141F), Sleetmute, AK, Substantial damage. The aircraft engine had just undergone extensive maintenance with the replacement of all six cylinders. Mechanic ran up the aircraft the night before the…
- [Incident 20100726043579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100726043579I), Jul 26, 2010: Cessna U206 (N2141F), Sleetmute, AK, No damage. According to the airman, he approached the unimproved landing area near the stoney river lodge through an area of heavy rain, reducing flight visibility. He…
- [Incident 19930403012869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930403012869I), Apr 3, 1993: Cessna U206 (N2141F), Two Lakes, AK, Minor damage. Severe engine vibration in flight. Continued to destination. Connecting rod bolt had become separated from nut.
- [Accident 19760404022569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760404022569A), Apr 4, 1976: Cessna U206 (N2141F), Beluga, AK, Substantial damage. Broke thru crusted snow.

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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