From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) After landing on runway 2 at new Smyrna Beach, FL, instructor pilot requested from tower an area where he could turn around and exit aircraft, to observe student pilot conducting a solo flight. Tower instructed pilot to turn left at first intersection and drop instructor off in hangar area. Instructor exited runway at taxiway charlie and proceeded to taxi in front of a group of small aircraft hangars. Instructor pilot taxied too close to hangars and struck a hangar with the right wing tip. Damage was limited to the right plastic wing tip, which required replacement.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 2 AT NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FL, INSTRUCTOR PILOT REQUESTED FROM TOWER AN AREA WHERE HE COULD TURN AROUND AND EXIT AIRCRAFT, TO OBSERVE STUDENT PILOT CONDUCTING A SOLO FLIGHT. TOWER INSTRUCTED PILOT TO TURN LEFT AT FIRST INTERSECTION AND DROP INSTRUCTOR OFF IN HANGAR AREA. INSTRUCTOR EXITED RUNWAY AT TAXIWAY CHARLIE AND PROCEEDED TO TAXI IN FRONT OF A GROUP OF SMALL AIRCRAFT HANGARS. INSTRUCTOR PILOT TAXIED TOO CLOSE TO HANGARS AND STRUCK A HANGAR WITH THE RIGHT WING TIP. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE RIGHT PLASTIC WING TIP, WHICH REQUIRED REPLACEMENT.
Other reports on N7265B · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.