# Incident 20050511009419I: Dhav DHC6200, Abingdon, VA, May 11, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 2005, 12:10 local time
- Place: Abingdon, VA
- Airport: Virginia Highland Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7067° N, 81.9716° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Abingdon, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7067&lon=-81.9716&mi=10
- Aircraft: N669JW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N669JW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-6-200 (registry code 2802620, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC6200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050511009419I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE PILOT TAXIIED BETWEEN TWO ROWS OF PARKED AIRPLANES THEN INITIATED A LEFT HAND TURN TO PROPOSED PARKING FOR REFUELING. DURING TAXI THE RIGHT WING TIP CONTACTED THE TERMINAL BUILDING ROOF DUE TO INSUFFICIENT CLEARANCE. PILOT STATED THAT THIS WAS HIS FIRST TIME AT THE AIRPORT BUT DID NOT CONTACT AIRPORT PERSONNEL FOR PREFERRED PARKING AREAS. IN ADDITION, THE PILOT DID NOT HAVE GROUND PERSONNEL TO ASSIST WITH AIRCRAFT MARSHALLING INSTRUCTIONS DURING TAXI. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE: RIGHT HAND FORWARD WING ATTACH FITTING SHEARED WITH ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO OUTBOARD WING TIP OUTBOARD OF STRUCTURAL AREA. NO SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WAS INCURRED.

## Other reports on N669JW (2)

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

- [Incident 20130616009999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130616009999I), Jun 16, 2013: Dehavilland DHC-6-200 (N669JW), Laurel, DE, No damage. Two experienced jumpers performing canopy relative work (crw) in stack formation. Lower parachutist (jumper 1) made contact with upper parachutist (jumper 2)…
- [Incident 19950715024699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950715024699I), Jul 15, 1995: Dhav DHC6200 (N669JW), Waynesville, OH. Encountered severe downdrafts descending. Opened chutes near ground. Hard landings. Injured three jumpers.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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