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 left wing of the aircraft struck the corner of a hangar while the pilot was taxiing to parking. The aircraft then pivoted around the left wing and impacted the hangar door. The left outboard leading edge of the left wing sustained substantial damage to the leading edge. The propeller sustained minor damage. The pilot stated that he was making a turn while taxiing and that the rate of turn suddenly increased due to strong and gusty tailwind conditions.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE CORNER OF A HANGAR WHILE THE PILOT WAS TAXIING TO PARKING. THE AIRCRAFT THEN PIVOTED AROUND THE LEFT WING AND IMPACTED THE HANGAR DOOR. THE LEFT OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE. THE PROPELLER SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS MAKING A TURN WHILE TAXIING AND THAT THE RATE OF TURN SUDDENLY INCREASED DUE TO STRONG AND GUSTY TAILWIND CONDITIONS.
Other reports on N1640E · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.