20010318003639I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech A36 · Lincoln Park, NJ · March 18, 2001

Date: March 18, 2001 · 09:30 local
Place: Lincoln Park, NJ
Airport: Lincoln Park Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N364SC
Reported as: Beech A36
Reported engine: Continental IO550*
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,950 total25 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N364SCRegistered now · Raytheon A36S/N E-3374 · Built 2001 Airframe modelRaytheon A36 Engine modelContinental IO-550 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot indicated he misjudged his distance from a fuel truck while taxiing in a congested part of the airport resulting in his wing striking the truck and causing minor damage. He taxied across the field and momentarily shut down to examine the tip. He found the plexiglass cover, enclosing the wing navigation light, was cracked with a small piece missing. He determined that the damage was not critical for the flight and continued on to his destination.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT INDICATED HE MISJUDGED HIS DISTANCE FROM A FUEL TRUCK WHILE TAXIING IN A CONGESTED PART OF THE AIRPORT RESULTING IN HIS WING STRIKING THE TRUCK AND CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE. HE TAXIED ACROSS THE FIELD AND MOMENTARILY SHUT DOWN TO EXAMINE THE TIP. HE FOUND THE PLEXIGLASS COVER, ENCLOSING THE WING NAVIGATION LIGHT, WAS CRACKED WITH A SMALL PIECE MISSING. HE DETERMINED THAT THE DAMAGE WAS NOT CRITICAL FOR THE FLIGHT AND CONTINUED ON TO HIS DESTINATION.