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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 175 · Turlock, CA · July 31, 2007

Date: July 31, 2007 · 08:10 local
Place: Turlock, CA
Airport: Turlock Municipal
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N9264B
Reported as: Cessna 175
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 300 total100 in this make and model12 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) N9264B was taxiing for takeoff at O15 when a witness observed its right wing tip impact the rudder of N39731, a PA-28 and then the rudder of N4843X, a Cessna 150 that were parked on the ramp. N9264B did not stop and the witness chased the aircraft on foot. The pilot then stopped and was told of the wing tip contact. The pilot elected to continue his flight. He returned to O15 about an hour later and landed without incident. The pilot informed the FAA inspector that he did not hear the contact between his airplane and the other two airplanes and he initially did not believe that he was involved. After talking with the witness he now believes it did happen and has contacted his insurance company. N9264B was inspected by a local mechanic and found to have no sign of damage to its right wing. The rudder of N4843X suffered substantial damage and the rudder of N39731 suffered minor damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N9264B WAS TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF AT O15 WHEN A WITNESS OBSERVED ITS RIGHT WING TIP IMPACT THE RUDDER OF N39731, A PA-28 AND THEN THE RUDDER OF N4843X, A CESSNA 150 THAT WERE PARKED ON THE RAMP. N9264B DID NOT STOP AND THE WITNESS CHASED THE AIRCRAFT ON FOOT. THE PILOT THEN STOPPED AND WAS TOLD OF THE WING TIP CONTACT. THE PILOT ELECTED TO CONTINUE HIS FLIGHT. HE RETURNED TO O15 ABOUT AN HOUR LATER AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE PILOT INFORMED THE FAA INSPECTOR THAT HE DID NOT HEAR THE CONTACT BETWEEN HIS AIRPLANE AND THE OTHER TWO AIRPLANES AND HE INITIALLY DID NOT BELIEVE THAT HE WAS INVOLVED. AFTER TALKING WITH THE WITNESS HE NOW BELIEVES IT DID HAPPEN AND HAS CONTACTED HIS INSURANCE COMPANY. N9264B WAS INSPECTED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC AND FOUND TO HAVE NO SIGN OF DAMAGE TO ITS RIGHT WING. THE RUDDER OF N4843X SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE RUDDER OF N39731 SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE.