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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna TU206A · Buckeye, AZ · October 19, 2008

Date
October 19, 2008 · 09:16 local
Place
Buckeye, AZ
Airport
Buckeye Municipal
Phase of flight
Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4807F
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR09CA017
Reported as
Cessna TU206A
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
774 total3 in this make and model78 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) On the south end of the ramp area east of the runway 17/35, the pilot of the Cessna 206 with the engine running was preparing to taxi to runway 17 with 5 skydivers onboard. The Cessna pilot observed a Piper cub that had been parked 2 spaces to the north (left), taxi in front of the Cessna then turn towards the aircraft. The Piper cub's left wing impacted the rotating prop of the Cessna approximately 5 feet from the left wing tip. The turning prop of the Piper then made contact with the left wingt of the Cessna near the landing light. Both pilots and the 5 skydivers egressed their aircraft without injury.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON THE SOUTH END OF THE RAMP AREA EAST OF THE RUNWAY 17/35, THE PILOT OF THE CESSNA 206 WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING WAS PREPARING TO TAXI TO RUNWAY 17 WITH 5 SKYDIVERS ONBOARD. THE CESSNA PILOT OBSERVED A PIPER CUB THAT HAD BEEN PARKED 2 SPACES TO THE NORTH (LEFT), TAXI IN FRONT OF THE CESSNA THEN TURN TOWARDS THE AIRCRAFT. THE PIPER CUB'S LEFT WING IMPACTED THE ROTATING PROP OF THE CESSNA APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET FROM THE LEFT WING TIP. THE TURNING PROP OF THE PIPER THEN MADE CONTACT WITH THE LEFT WINGT OF THE CESSNA NEAR THE LANDING LIGHT. BOTH PILOTS AND THE 5 SKYDIVERS EGRESSED THEIR AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY.

NTSB investigation

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