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Incident

FAA incident report · Univar 108-3 · Chelan, WA · August 4, 2004

Date: August 4, 2004 · 09:00 local
Place: Chelan, WA
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N6917M
Reported as: Univar 1083
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,500 total

N6917MRegistered now · Stinson 108-3S/N 108-4917 · Built 1948 Airframe modelStinson 108-3 Engine modelFranklin 6A4165 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) Pilot was flying from everett, Washington to Montana when his vacuum pump failed. He landed at lake Chelan and taxied to Chelan airways to see if anyone was there. He circled around their dock area and when he didn't see anyone there, he turned around to taxi away from their dock area. When he turned around, his left wing tip struck the rudder of the Cessna 185, N87ST, parked at Chelan airways dock. The collision caused substantial damage to the Cessna's rudder, but very little damage to the Stinson's wingtip. The Stinson pilot did not notice the collision or any damage to his airplane. He departed lake Chelan and continued on to Montana. (-23 amendment) change narrative to reflect that there was no apparent damage to Stinson's wingtip.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS FLYING FROM EVERETT, WASHINGTON TO MONTANA WHEN HIS VACUUM PUMP FAILED. HE LANDED AT LAKE CHELAN AND TAXIED TO CHELAN AIRWAYS TO SEE IF ANYONE WAS THERE. HE CIRCLED AROUND THEIR DOCK AREA AND WHEN HE DIDN'T SEE ANYONE THERE, HE TURNED AROUND TO TAXI AWAY FROM THEIR DOCK AREA. WHEN HE TURNED AROUND, HIS LEFT WING TIP STRUCK THE RUDDER OF THE CESSNA 185, N87ST, PARKED AT CHELAN AIRWAYS DOCK. THE COLLISION CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE CESSNA'S RUDDER, BUT VERY LITTLE DAMAGE TO THE STINSON'S WINGTIP. THE STINSON PILOT DID NOT NOTICE THE COLLISION OR ANY DAMAGE TO HIS AIRPLANE. HE DEPARTED LAKE CHELAN AND CONTINUED ON TO MONTANA. (-23 AMENDMENT) CHANGE NARRATIVE TO REFLECT THAT THERE WAS NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO STINSON'S WINGTIP.