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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200 · Lincoln, CA · October 27, 2000

Date: October 27, 2000 · 07:51 local
Place: Lincoln, CA
Airport: Lincoln Regional Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: WNHA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N351MC
Reported as: Piper PA34200
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360C1E6
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,000 total900 in this make and model139 in the last 90 days

N351MCRegistration cancelled Jul 7, 2017 · Piper PA-34-200S/N 34-7350314 · Built 1973 Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200 Engine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23)Aircraft started taxing from company parking area. Started turn and left wing tip struck the nose of a parked aircraft. Damage to both aircraft was minor. Company pilot allowed himself to become distracted while starting taxi from parking area. He started a turn from the parking spot and was too close to another parked aircraft, striking the aircraft, as CE-152, on the nose spinner. Counseled pilot on staying alert and aware of surroundings. The company plans to conduct training on ground activities and alertness. Additional plans involved all company pilots getting together for group discussing on stress involved activities when being pushed into busy ATC activities and not keeping alert of the flight in which they are involved. The involved aircraft was being rushed by ATC to meet a restricted gate time for the planned destination.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)AIRCRAFT STARTED TAXING FROM COMPANY PARKING AREA. STARTED TURN AND LEFT WING TIP STRUCK THE NOSE OF A PARKED AIRCRAFT. DAMAGE TO BOTH AIRCRAFT WAS MINOR. COMPANY PILOT ALLOWED HIMSELF TO BECOME DISTRACTED WHILE STARTING TAXI FROM PARKING AREA. HE STARTED A TURN FROM THE PARKING SPOT AND WAS TOO CLOSE TO ANOTHER PARKED AIRCRAFT, STRIKING THE AIRCRAFT, AS CE-152, ON THE NOSE SPINNER. COUNSELED PILOT ON STAYING ALERT AND AWARE OF SURROUNDINGS. THE COMPANY PLANS TO CONDUCT TRAINING ON GROUND ACTIVITIES AND ALERTNESS. ADDITIONAL PLANS INVOLVED ALL COMPANY PILOTS GETTING TOGETHER FOR GROUP DISCUSSING ON STRESS INVOLVED ACTIVITIES WHEN BEING PUSHED INTO BUSY ATC ACTIVITIES AND NOT KEEPING ALERT OF THE FLIGHT IN WHICH THEY ARE INVOLVED. THE INVOLVED AIRCRAFT WAS BEING RUSHED BY ATC TO MEET A RESTRICTED GATE TIME FOR THE PLANNED DESTINATION.