What happened
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(.19) On October 7, 1999, about 0940 Alaska daylight time, a wheel equiped Cessna 172 airplane, N4762D, sustained substantial damage after being struck by a forklift at the Bethel Airport, Bethel, Alaska. The airplane was taxiing to the operator's facility after landing. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) on-demand passenger flight under title 14, CFR part 135, when the accident occurred. The airplane was registered to, and operated by, village aviation, inc., anchorage, Alaska. The certificated commercial pilot, and the three passengers aboard, were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a VFR flight plan was in effect. The flight originated at the atmautluak airstrip, atmautluak, Alaska, about 0925. The chief pilot for the operator reported that the airplane had landed and was taxiing to the parking area. He said that a forklift was unloading cargo on the ramp area adjacent to the airplane's intended parking area. As the airplane neared the parking area, the forklift struck the outboard end of the left wing of the airplane. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the outboard portion of the leading edge, including several wing ribs. (-23) on above date and time the aircraft was being taxied around the rear of an aircraft being off loaded by a fork lift. The fork lift operator had the fork lift piled high with pallets and did not see the aircraft. The fork lift operator struck the outboard end of the left wing of the aircraft. This was a charter flight. (.4) the certificated commercial pilot, with three passengers aboard, was taxiing to the operator's facility at the conclusion of an on-demand air taxi flight. The pilot said that a forklift was unloading cargo on the ramp area adjacent to the airplane's intended parking area. As the airplane neared the parking area, the forklift struck the outboard end of the left wing of the airplane. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the outboard portion of the leading edge, including several wing ribs.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON OCTOBER 7, 1999, ABOUT 0940 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A WHEEL EQUIPED CESSNA 172 AIRPLANE, N4762D, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER BEING STRUCK BY A FORKLIFT AT THE BETHEL AIRPORT, BETHEL, ALASKA. THE AIRPLANE WAS TAXIING TO THE OPERATOR'S FACILITY AFTER LANDING. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) ON-DEMAND PASSENGER FLIGHT UNDER TITLE 14, CFR PART 135, WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO, AND OPERATED BY, VILLAGE AVIATION, INC., ANCHORAGE, ALASKA. THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT, AND THE THREE PASSENGERS ABOARD, WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS IN EFFECT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE ATMAUTLUAK AIRSTRIP, ATMAUTLUAK, ALASKA, ABOUT 0925. THE CHIEF PILOT FOR THE OPERATOR REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE HAD LANDED AND WAS TAXIING TO THE PARKING AREA. HE SAID THAT A FORKLIFT WAS UNLOADING CARGO ON THE RAMP AREA ADJACENT TO THE AIRPLANE'S INTENDED PARKING AREA. AS THE AIRPLANE NEARED THE PARKING AREA, THE FORKLIFT STRUCK THE OUTBOARD END OF THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE OUTBOARD PORTION OF THE LEADING EDGE, INCLUDING SEVERAL WING RIBS. (-23) ON ABOVE DATE AND TIME THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING TAXIED AROUND THE REAR OF AN AIRCRAFT BEING OFF LOADED BY A FORK LIFT. THE FORK LIFT OPERATOR HAD THE FORK LIFT PILED HIGH WITH PALLETS AND DID NOT SEE THE AIRCRAFT. THE FORK LIFT OPERATOR STRUCK THE OUTBOARD END OF THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT. THIS WAS A CHARTER FLIGHT. (.4) THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT, WITH THREE PASSENGERS ABOARD, WAS TAXIING TO THE OPERATOR'S FACILITY AT THE CONCLUSION OF AN ON-DEMAND AIR TAXI FLIGHT. THE PILOT SAID THAT A FORKLIFT WAS UNLOADING CARGO ON THE RAMP AREA ADJACENT TO THE AIRPLANE'S INTENDED PARKING AREA. AS THE AIRPLANE NEARED THE PARKING AREA, THE FORKLIFT STRUCK THE OUTBOARD END OF THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE OUTBOARD PORTION OF THE LEADING EDGE, INCLUDING SEVERAL WING RIBS.
NTSB investigation
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