20061224029219I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna A185F · Big Bear, CA · December 24, 2006

Date
December 24, 2006 · 10:30 local
Place
Big Bear, CA
Airport
Big Bear City Airport
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9960N
Reported as
Cessna A185F
Reported engine
Continental IO520*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,100 total1,300 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

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) The pilot stated that he was taxiing to the fuel pit when the incident occurred. While turning off of the designated taxiway onto the aircraft tiedown ramp, he was blinded by the sun. At that point he ran into the parked vehicle.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS TAXIING TO THE FUEL PIT WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. WHILE TURNING OFF OF THE DESIGNATED TAXIWAY ONTO THE AIRCRAFT TIEDOWN RAMP, HE WAS BLINDED BY THE SUN. AT THAT POINT HE RAN INTO THE PARKED VEHICLE.