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) N8542W taxied inot a pole in the parking area at Ryan Field, Tucson, AZ, at 0755MST on 6/4/2008, damaging the right wing tip tank. The pilot was no in possesion of his glasses, which are required by his medical certificate. He was not in possession of a pilot certificate. He also has a restriction on his medical certificate that states not valid flights requiring the use of radio, and the tower was in operation at Ryan.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) N8542W TAXIED INOT A POLE IN THE PARKING AREA AT RYAN FIELD, TUCSON, AZ, AT 0755MST ON 6/4/2008, DAMAGING THE RIGHT WING TIP TANK. THE PILOT WAS NO IN POSSESION OF HIS GLASSES, WHICH ARE REQUIRED BY HIS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE. HE WAS NOT IN POSSESSION OF A PILOT CERTIFICATE. HE ALSO HAS A RESTRICTION ON HIS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE THAT STATES NOT VALID FLIGHTS REQUIRING THE USE OF RADIO, AND THE TOWER WAS IN OPERATION AT RYAN.
Other reports on N8542W · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.