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FAA incident report · Dorner DO328100 · Grand Canyon, AZ · February 25, 2008

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Date
February 25, 2008 · 16:30 local
Place
Grand Canyon, AZ
Airport
Grand Canyon National Park
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
XV6A
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N330MX
Reported as
Dorner DO328100
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PW119B
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,245 total779 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days
N330MXRegistration cancelled Jul 7, 2014 · Dornier Luftfahrt 328-100S/N 3067 · Built 1996Airframe modelDornier Luftfahrt 328-100Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PW119BTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) Inspector reporting was sitting in the cabin of parked aircraft N329MX awaiting departure briefing and engine start. Aircraft N330MX taxied onto the Grand Canyon airport ramp behind N329MX and began to taxi into parking location to the left of N329MX. Aircraft N330MX was being marshalled into position by company ground personnel that consisted of a marshaller, a right wing walker and a left wing walker. As the aircraft taxied into the parking spot to the left of the parked aircraft (N329MX), the reporting inspector noted that the wingtips appeared very close yet the wingwalker on the rt wing of N330MX made no motion to advise the marshaller of the close proximity of the wingtips on the parked aircraft. The right wingtip (strobe light assembly) of the taxiing aircraft (N330MX) made contact with the left wingtip (strobelight assembly) of the parked aircraft N329MX. No structural damage was noted on either aircraft. It was determined that only the light assemblies required replacement. The wing was inspected by maintenance and the light assemblies to both aircraft were replaced and no structural damage was noted to either aircraft. (6 FAA asis were aboard N329MX performing proving runs).

As the FAA filed it

(-23) INSPECTOR REPORTING WAS SITTING IN THE CABIN OF PARKED AIRCRAFT N329MX AWAITING DEPARTURE BRIEFING AND ENGINE START. AIRCRAFT N330MX TAXIED ONTO THE GRAND CANYON AIRPORT RAMP BEHIND N329MX AND BEGAN TO TAXI INTO PARKING LOCATION TO THE LEFT OF N329MX. AIRCRAFT N330MX WAS BEING MARSHALLED INTO POSITION BY COMPANY GROUND PERSONNEL THAT CONSISTED OF A MARSHALLER, A RIGHT WING WALKER AND A LEFT WING WALKER. AS THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED INTO THE PARKING SPOT TO THE LEFT OF THE PARKED AIRCRAFT (N329MX), THE REPORTING INSPECTOR NOTED THAT THE WINGTIPS APPEARED VERY CLOSE YET THE WINGWALKER ON THE RT WING OF N330MX MADE NO MOTION TO ADVISE THE MARSHALLER OF THE CLOSE PROXIMITY OF THE WINGTIPS ON THE PARKED AIRCRAFT. THE RIGHT WINGTIP (STROBE LIGHT ASSEMBLY) OF THE TAXIING AIRCRAFT (N330MX) MADE CONTACT WITH THE LEFT WINGTIP (STROBELIGHT ASSEMBLY) OF THE PARKED AIRCRAFT N329MX. NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WAS NOTED ON EITHER AIRCRAFT. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT ONLY THE LIGHT ASSEMBLIES REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE WING WAS INSPECTED BY MAINTENANCE AND THE LIGHT ASSEMBLIES TO BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE REPLACED AND NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WAS NOTED TO EITHER AIRCRAFT. (6 FAA ASIS WERE ABOARD N329MX PERFORMING PROVING RUNS).