20010531010649I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Sanford, ME · May 31, 2001

Date
May 31, 2001 · 08:10 local
Place
Sanford, ME
Airport
Sanford Municipal
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N80FF
Reported as
Piper PA23250
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total2 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23)After completing run-up, pilot advanced throttle to turn. Aircraft moved forward and propeller hit taxi light. Pilot will receive counseling and a complete competency check under FAA order 4040-9D.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)AFTER COMPLETING RUN-UP, PILOT ADVANCED THROTTLE TO TURN. AIRCRAFT MOVED FORWARD AND PROPELLER HIT TAXI LIGHT. PILOT WILL RECEIVE COUNSELING AND A COMPLETE COMPETENCY CHECK UNDER FAA ORDER 4040-9D.