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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Lakeland, FL · March 8, 2001

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Date
March 8, 2001 · 15:30 local
Place
Lakeland, FL
Airport
Lakeland Regional Airport
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N40021
Reported as
Piper PA28161
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
20 total20 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days
N40021Registered now · Piper PA-28-161S/N 28-7716323Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On 8 March 2001, Mr. Martin b. cutrone, holder of student pilot certificate number FF1488371, was flying his first solo cross country flight, in a Piper PA-28-161, N40021, from the page field, lee county airport, fort meyers, Florida to the Lakeland linder regional airport, Lakeland, Florida. After landing at the Lakeland Regional Airport, he taxied to the terminal ramp and was following the fixed base operator's line man signals of direction to parking when the right wing of his aircraft struck the propeller of a parked Gulfstream American, N2GD. The Piper PA-28-161, N40021, sustained minor (superficial) damage to the right wing tip with no injury to the pilot. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the incident. Mr. Cutrone has received counseling from his flight instructor, Mr. Nicholas j. falcone, holder of pilot certificate number 183366022. Mr. Cutron is scheduled to receive further instruction on ground operations with emphasis on taxi and parking operations before conducting further solo flight operations.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 8 MARCH 2001, MR. MARTIN B. CUTRONE, HOLDER OF STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE NUMBER FF1488371, WAS FLYING HIS FIRST SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, IN A PIPER PA-28-161, N40021, FROM THE PAGE FIELD, LEE COUNTY AIRPORT, FORT MEYERS, FLORIDA TO THE LAKELAND LINDER REGIONAL AIRPORT, LAKELAND, FLORIDA. AFTER LANDING AT THE LAKELAND REGIONAL AIRPORT, HE TAXIED TO THE TERMINAL RAMP AND WAS FOLLOWING THE FIXED BASE OPERATOR'S LINE MAN SIGNALS OF DIRECTION TO PARKING WHEN THE RIGHT WING OF HIS AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE PROPELLER OF A PARKED GULFSTREAM AMERICAN, N2GD. THE PIPER PA-28-161, N40021, SUSTAINED MINOR (SUPERFICIAL) DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING TIP WITH NO INJURY TO THE PILOT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. MR. CUTRONE HAS RECEIVED COUNSELING FROM HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, MR. NICHOLAS J. FALCONE, HOLDER OF PILOT CERTIFICATE NUMBER 183366022. MR. CUTRON IS SCHEDULED TO RECEIVE FURTHER INSTRUCTION ON GROUND OPERATIONS WITH EMPHASIS ON TAXI AND PARKING OPERATIONS BEFORE CONDUCTING FURTHER SOLO FLIGHT OPERATIONS.