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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172D · Bedford, MA · August 24, 2005

Date: August 24, 2005 · 11:30 local
Place: Bedford, MA
Airport: Laurence G Hanscom Fld
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2445Y
Reported as: Cessna 172D
Reported engine: Continental O300D
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 400 total200 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days

N2445YRegistered now · Cessna 172DS/N 17249745 Airframe modelCessna 172D Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) At approximately 1130 hrs local, PIC landed at bed and requested instructions to taxi to the signature ramp (FBO). Ground control instructed and gave directions to the PIC to taxi to the signature ramp. When the aircraft was near the turn into the west ramp where signature is located ground control informed the PIC to contact signature on radio frequency 130.8. 2 minutes later the PIC contacted ground control from jet aviation's ramp (FBO) at taxiway s for instructions to signature. Ground control again instructed the PIC to signature via taxiway s, specifying a right turn into the ramp when the aircraft was at the entrance to the terminal ramp (south west side). Upon interviewing the PIC he stated that he mistakenly taxied his aircraft towards jet aviation via a vehicle driveway parallel to taxiway s and was not aware that his aircraft struck the rudder of a parked aircraft (N42LH) located at the vehicle driveway (nose pointing 15.5 deg west).

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 1130 HRS LOCAL, PIC LANDED AT BED AND REQUESTED INSTRUCTIONS TO TAXI TO THE SIGNATURE RAMP (FBO). GROUND CONTROL INSTRUCTED AND GAVE DIRECTIONS TO THE PIC TO TAXI TO THE SIGNATURE RAMP. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS NEAR THE TURN INTO THE WEST RAMP WHERE SIGNATURE IS LOCATED GROUND CONTROL INFORMED THE PIC TO CONTACT SIGNATURE ON RADIO FREQUENCY 130.8. 2 MINUTES LATER THE PIC CONTACTED GROUND CONTROL FROM JET AVIATION'S RAMP (FBO) AT TAXIWAY S FOR INSTRUCTIONS TO SIGNATURE. GROUND CONTROL AGAIN INSTRUCTED THE PIC TO SIGNATURE VIA TAXIWAY S, SPECIFYING A RIGHT TURN INTO THE RAMP WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE TERMINAL RAMP (SOUTH WEST SIDE). UPON INTERVIEWING THE PIC HE STATED THAT HE MISTAKENLY TAXIED HIS AIRCRAFT TOWARDS JET AVIATION VIA A VEHICLE DRIVEWAY PARALLEL TO TAXIWAY S AND WAS NOT AWARE THAT HIS AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE RUDDER OF A PARKED AIRCRAFT (N42LH) LOCATED AT THE VEHICLE DRIVEWAY (NOSE POINTING 15.5 DEG WEST).