20090113000079I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Lancar LC41-550FG · Hailey, ID · January 13, 2009

Date: January 13, 2009 · 08:56 local
Place: Hailey, ID
Airport: Friedman Memorial
Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N504JL
Reported as: Lancar LC41550FG
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,100 total500 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

N504JLRegistered now · Lancair LC41-550FGS/N 41020 · Built 2004 Airframe modelLancair LC41-550FG Engine modelContinental TSIO-550 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot of N504JL, a Lancair model LC-41 taxiied to the self serve fuel pump at sun. Because of an injured leg the passenger got out of the aircraft and pumped the fuel. Upon start up the pilot taxiied straight forward into a traffic cone which was placed on top of the fill port for the underground self serve fuel storage tank. That cone is always in that position and is not a new item at the self serve fuel pump. Upon investigation of the incident it was revealed that they replace that cone all the time because an aircraft taxiing into it.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT OF N504JL, A LANCAIR MODEL LC-41 TAXIIED TO THE SELF SERVE FUEL PUMP AT SUN. BECAUSE OF AN INJURED LEG THE PASSENGER GOT OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND PUMPED THE FUEL. UPON START UP THE PILOT TAXIIED STRAIGHT FORWARD INTO A TRAFFIC CONE WHICH WAS PLACED ON TOP OF THE FILL PORT FOR THE UNDERGROUND SELF SERVE FUEL STORAGE TANK. THAT CONE IS ALWAYS IN THAT POSITION AND IS NOT A NEW ITEM AT THE SELF SERVE FUEL PUMP. UPON INVESTIGATION OF THE INCIDENT IT WAS REVEALED THAT THEY REPLACE THAT CONE ALL THE TIME BECAUSE AN AIRCRAFT TAXIING INTO IT.