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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Bbavia 8GCBC · Denver, CO · July 14, 2005

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Date
July 14, 2005 · 09:03 local
Place
Denver, CO
Airport
Centennial Airport
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5043N
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN05LA118
Reported as
Bbavia 8GCBC
Reported engine
Lycoming O360*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,050 total750 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) On July 14, 2005, at 0903 mountain daylight time, a Bellanca 8GCBC, N5043N, was substantially damaged when taxiing for parking at the Denver Centennial Airport (apa), englewood, Colorado. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was being conducted under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations, part 91 without a flight plan. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The local flight originated at boulder, Colorado. According to the pilot, he was taxxing in a congested area of the airport. The wing strut caught on the edge of a portable helipad they were trying to taxi past. The airplane flipped up on the propeller and came to a stop. An examination of the airplane showed the cowling pushed aft approximately 2 inches, the left and right landing gear struts were bent at the fuselage. Fuselage aluminum tubing in the area of the landing gear struts was bent and buckled aft. The propeller blade tips were curled and showed chordwise scratches. An examination of the airplane's systems revealed no anomalies.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JULY 14, 2005, AT 0903 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A BELLANCA 8GCBC, N5043N, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN TAXIING FOR PARKING AT THE DENVER CENTENNIAL AIRPORT (APA), ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT BOULDER, COLORADO. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE WAS TAXXING IN A CONGESTED AREA OF THE AIRPORT. THE WING STRUT CAUGHT ON THE EDGE OF A PORTABLE HELIPAD THEY WERE TRYING TO TAXI PAST. THE AIRPLANE FLIPPED UP ON THE PROPELLER AND CAME TO A STOP. AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE SHOWED THE COWLING PUSHED AFT APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES, THE LEFT AND RIGHT LANDING GEAR STRUTS WERE BENT AT THE FUSELAGE. FUSELAGE ALUMINUM TUBING IN THE AREA OF THE LANDING GEAR STRUTS WAS BENT AND BUCKLED AFT. THE PROPELLER BLADE TIPS WERE CURLED AND SHOWED CHORDWISE SCRATCHES. AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE'S SYSTEMS REVEALED NO ANOMALIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN05LA118Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEnglewood, COthe pilot not maintaining clearance from the portable helipad during taxi after landing resulting in the airplane colliding with it. Factors contributing to the accident were the pilot's selection of a taxi route through a non-movement area, his inability to…Jul 14, 2005 · Substantial damage