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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-151 · Norwood, MA · August 23, 2001

Date: August 23, 2001 · 14:07 local
Place: Norwood, MA
Airport: Norwood Memorial Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N41983
Reported as: Piper PA28151
Pilot’s flight hours: 130 total40 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N41983Registered now · Piper PA-28-151S/N 28-7415379 · Built 1974 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-151 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) N4299L was running up short of runway 28 on taxiway "b" at owd and was number one for takeoff. N4299L was being flown by a flight instructor and student pilot. N41983 was behind N4199L on taxiway "b" and number 2 for takeoff. N41983 called for takeoff clearance and was cleared to takeoff by the ATCT. N41983 then attempted to taxi around N4299L. There was not adequate room on the taxiway to do this without overlapping the wings of the two aircraft. The outboard aileron hinge of the right wing of N41983 dragged across the wing tip cap and outer portion of the left wing of N4299L causing a deep scratch.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N4299L WAS RUNNING UP SHORT OF RUNWAY 28 ON TAXIWAY "B" AT OWD AND WAS NUMBER ONE FOR TAKEOFF. N4299L WAS BEING FLOWN BY A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT. N41983 WAS BEHIND N4199L ON TAXIWAY "B" AND NUMBER 2 FOR TAKEOFF. N41983 CALLED FOR TAKEOFF CLEARANCE AND WAS CLEARED TO TAKEOFF BY THE ATCT. N41983 THEN ATTEMPTED TO TAXI AROUND N4299L. THERE WAS NOT ADEQUATE ROOM ON THE TAXIWAY TO DO THIS WITHOUT OVERLAPPING THE WINGS OF THE TWO AIRCRAFT. THE OUTBOARD AILERON HINGE OF THE RIGHT WING OF N41983 DRAGGED ACROSS THE WING TIP CAP AND OUTER PORTION OF THE LEFT WING OF N4299L CAUSING A DEEP SCRATCH.