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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA60600 · Detroit, MI · September 10, 2004

Date: September 10, 2004 · 08:15 local
Place: Detroit, MI
Airport: Willow Run
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: ECBA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N222AY
Reported as: Piper PA60600
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,500 total800 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N222AYRegistered now · Piper AEROSTAR 600S/N 6005957961191 · Built 1979 Airframe modelPiper AEROSTAR 600 Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Piper N287VC stopped on parking ramp after initiating taxi out. Piper N222AY right wingtip collided with N287VC left wingtip as N222AY was veering left to intersect active taxiway. Examination of both aircraft revealed the following minor damage: Piper dakota, N287VC-left-hand wingtip (plastic laminate) trailing edge was damaged. No damage to aileron or structure was noted. Piper PA-60-600, N222AY-right-hand wingtip (aluminum) lower skin showed a slight impact dent. No damage to structure was noted. Note: this incident took place on a parking ramp, not on an active taxiway.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PIPER N287VC STOPPED ON PARKING RAMP AFTER INITIATING TAXI OUT. PIPER N222AY RIGHT WINGTIP COLLIDED WITH N287VC LEFT WINGTIP AS N222AY WAS VEERING LEFT TO INTERSECT ACTIVE TAXIWAY. EXAMINATION OF BOTH AIRCRAFT REVEALED THE FOLLOWING MINOR DAMAGE: PIPER DAKOTA, N287VC-LEFT-HAND WINGTIP (PLASTIC LAMINATE) TRAILING EDGE WAS DAMAGED. NO DAMAGE TO AILERON OR STRUCTURE WAS NOTED. PIPER PA-60-600, N222AY-RIGHT-HAND WINGTIP (ALUMINUM) LOWER SKIN SHOWED A SLIGHT IMPACT DENT. NO DAMAGE TO STRUCTURE WAS NOTED. NOTE: THIS INCIDENT TOOK PLACE ON A PARKING RAMP, NOT ON AN ACTIVE TAXIWAY.

Other reports on N222AY · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19931229051459ILevel Off Touchdown · Gaylord, MIPilot landed 75 feet to right of runway on an IFR approach. Thought he had lined up on snow covered runway.Dec 29, 1993 · Reported as Piper PA60600 · Minor damage Incident 19870925063289ILevel Off Touchdown · Grand Rapids, MIThe aircraft landed with the left gear partially extended. Gear hydraulic actuator malfunctioned.Sep 25, 1987 · Reported as Piper PA60600 · Minor damage