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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cirrus SR22 · Tulsa, OK · March 30, 2007

Date: March 30, 2007 · 13:45 local
Place: Tulsa, OK
Airport: Tulsa International
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N419CD
Reported as: Cirrus SR22
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,000 total400 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days

N419CDRegistered now · Cirrus Design SR22S/N 1377 · Built 2005 Airframe modelCirrus Design SR22 Engine modelContinental IO-550 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On March 30, 2007, a Cirrus SR-22 received minor damage to one wingtip when it contacted a chain link fence during taxi for takeoff at the Tulsa International Airport, located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The rated private pilot was not injured. According to a report from Tulsa air traffic control personnel, N419CD was instructed to taxi to runway 18R from the sparks ramp. The pilot was issued taxi instructions and were acknowledged by the pilot. ATC personnel turned onto a perimeter road adjacent to taxiway "l." ATC personnel questioned the pilot's actions; he, the pilot, then turned the aircraft around. In so doing, the aircraft's wing tip contacted the fence damaging a navigation lens cover. Pilot responded to investigators that he did not have current airport data available for review electronically. Pilot also stated that he also did have textual data as a back-up. Weather conditions at the time were VFR.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MARCH 30, 2007, A CIRRUS SR-22 RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO ONE WINGTIP WHEN IT CONTACTED A CHAIN LINK FENCE DURING TAXI FOR TAKEOFF AT THE TULSA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, LOCATED IN TULSA, OKLAHOMA. THE RATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. ACCORDING TO A REPORT FROM TULSA AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL, N419CD WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAXI TO RUNWAY 18R FROM THE SPARKS RAMP. THE PILOT WAS ISSUED TAXI INSTRUCTIONS AND WERE ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE PILOT. ATC PERSONNEL TURNED ONTO A PERIMETER ROAD ADJACENT TO TAXIWAY "L." ATC PERSONNEL QUESTIONED THE PILOT'S ACTIONS; HE, THE PILOT, THEN TURNED THE AIRCRAFT AROUND. IN SO DOING, THE AIRCRAFT'S WING TIP CONTACTED THE FENCE DAMAGING A NAVIGATION LENS COVER. PILOT RESPONDED TO INVESTIGATORS THAT HE DID NOT HAVE CURRENT AIRPORT DATA AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW ELECTRONICALLY. PILOT ALSO STATED THAT HE ALSO DID HAVE TEXTUAL DATA AS A BACK-UP. WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME WERE VFR.