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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 210N · Miami, FL · April 16, 2004

Date: April 16, 2004 · 21:15 local
Place: Miami, FL
Airport: Miami International
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6243C
Reported as: Cessna 210N
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 185 total115 in this make and model70 in the last 90 days

N6243CRegistered now · Cessna 210NS/N 21063841 Airframe modelCessna 210N Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Mr. March stated in his signed statement dated 5/26/04, that on April 16, 2004 at approximately 9:15 p.m., landed at Miami airport, and parked his aircraft at signature FBO parking area, and after securing his aircraft, left the area to go to the main terminal to take a flight to costa rica. Upon his return 5 days later, he was told by signature's FBO mechanics, that his aircraft propellers had damage at the props blades tips. Mr. March stated, he had no idea how that happened, because he had a very smooth fly and as FAR as he can remember, his propellers did not impact any object. If he did, he did not fell nor hear anything being impacted. He further stated, before he departed from zephyphills airport, lakeland, Florida, he performed a pre-flight inspection and no visible damage was noticed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) MR. MARCH STATED IN HIS SIGNED STATEMENT DATED 5/26/04, THAT ON APRIL 16, 2004 AT APPROXIMATELY 9:15 P.M., LANDED AT MIAMI AIRPORT, AND PARKED HIS AIRCRAFT AT SIGNATURE FBO PARKING AREA, AND AFTER SECURING HIS AIRCRAFT, LEFT THE AREA TO GO TO THE MAIN TERMINAL TO TAKE A FLIGHT TO COSTA RICA. UPON HIS RETURN 5 DAYS LATER, HE WAS TOLD BY SIGNATURE'S FBO MECHANICS, THAT HIS AIRCRAFT PROPELLERS HAD DAMAGE AT THE PROPS BLADES TIPS. MR. MARCH STATED, HE HAD NO IDEA HOW THAT HAPPENED, BECAUSE HE HAD A VERY SMOOTH FLY AND AS FAR AS HE CAN REMEMBER, HIS PROPELLERS DID NOT IMPACT ANY OBJECT. IF HE DID, HE DID NOT FELL NOR HEAR ANYTHING BEING IMPACTED. HE FURTHER STATED, BEFORE HE DEPARTED FROM ZEPHYPHILLS AIRPORT, LAKELAND, FLORIDA, HE PERFORMED A PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION AND NO VISIBLE DAMAGE WAS NOTICED.