20020428007549I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr RV-6 · Arlington, TX · April 28, 2002

Date: April 28, 2002 · 11:30 local
Place: Arlington, TX
Airport: Arlington Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N727LV
Reported as: Amtr RV6
Reported engine: Lycoming O360*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,150 total740 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days

N727LVRegistration cancelled Feb 23, 2009 · De Dominicis Hector RV-6S/N 001 · Built 1998 Airframe modelDe Dominicis Hector RV-6 Engine modelLycoming 0-360-A1DReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Mr. Dedominicis struck a portable helicopter pad while taxiing to the ramp area after landing at Arlington Municipal Airport. The normal taxiway was blocked off due to airport construction requiring aircraft to detour across an area of the ramp. The portable helicopter pad is used by the owner of an R-22 helicopter to move his aircraft in and out of his hangar and the pad was left on the ramp area after the owner departed in his helicopter. The pad had no visible markings at the time of the incident and the pad was painted such a color as to blend in well with the concrete ramp area. Mr. Dedominicis and his passenger were unable to see the portable pad in time causing minor damage to the prop, and wheel pants of Mr. Dedominicis's aircraft. There were no injuries to the occupants of the aircraft or other persons as a result of this incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) MR. DEDOMINICIS STRUCK A PORTABLE HELICOPTER PAD WHILE TAXIING TO THE RAMP AREA AFTER LANDING AT ARLINGTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THE NORMAL TAXIWAY WAS BLOCKED OFF DUE TO AIRPORT CONSTRUCTION REQUIRING AIRCRAFT TO DETOUR ACROSS AN AREA OF THE RAMP. THE PORTABLE HELICOPTER PAD IS USED BY THE OWNER OF AN R-22 HELICOPTER TO MOVE HIS AIRCRAFT IN AND OUT OF HIS HANGAR AND THE PAD WAS LEFT ON THE RAMP AREA AFTER THE OWNER DEPARTED IN HIS HELICOPTER. THE PAD HAD NO VISIBLE MARKINGS AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT AND THE PAD WAS PAINTED SUCH A COLOR AS TO BLEND IN WELL WITH THE CONCRETE RAMP AREA. MR. DEDOMINICIS AND HIS PASSENGER WERE UNABLE TO SEE THE PORTABLE PAD IN TIME CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROP, AND WHEEL PANTS OF MR. DEDOMINICIS'S AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE AIRCRAFT OR OTHER PERSONS AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT.