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FAA incident report · Cessna 650 · Fresno, CA · December 3, 2008

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Date
December 3, 2008 · 13:15 local
Place
Fresno, CA
Airport
Fresno Yosemite International
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N15LN
Reported as
Cessna 650
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,300 total250 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days
N15LNRegistration cancelled Nov 27, 2017 · Cessna 650S/N 650-7013 · Built 1992Airframe modelCessna 650Engine modelGarrett TFE731 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

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(-23) PIC taxied away from a parking spot between two other planes with left tiller initially applied and instructed the SIC to inform him when they were clear. When the SIC called clear the PIC straightened out the tiller. Due to its sweep, the right wing may hve actually retreated slightly, causing the static wick and aft most corner of the wingtip to come in contact with the left wingtip of the parked plane to the right. Marshallers were not used.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PIC TAXIED AWAY FROM A PARKING SPOT BETWEEN TWO OTHER PLANES WITH LEFT TILLER INITIALLY APPLIED AND INSTRUCTED THE SIC TO INFORM HIM WHEN THEY WERE CLEAR. WHEN THE SIC CALLED CLEAR THE PIC STRAIGHTENED OUT THE TILLER. DUE TO ITS SWEEP, THE RIGHT WING MAY HVE ACTUALLY RETREATED SLIGHTLY, CAUSING THE STATIC WICK AND AFT MOST CORNER OF THE WINGTIP TO COME IN CONTACT WITH THE LEFT WINGTIP OF THE PARKED PLANE TO THE RIGHT. MARSHALLERS WERE NOT USED.