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) Pilot stated that while taxiing the aircraft from the grass area to the taxiway he was looking to the left and the right sides of the aircraft when he struck a 55 gallon plastic barrel with his propeller. One of the wooden propeller blades sheared off about midlength.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT STATED THAT WHILE TAXIING THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE GRASS AREA TO THE TAXIWAY HE WAS LOOKING TO THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT SIDES OF THE AIRCRAFT WHEN HE STRUCK A 55 GALLON PLASTIC BARREL WITH HIS PROPELLER. ONE OF THE WOODEN PROPELLER BLADES SHEARED OFF ABOUT MIDLENGTH.
Other reports on N39962 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.