20090525008229I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Hilo, HI · May 25, 2009

Date
May 25, 2009 · 16:25 local
Place
Hilo, HI
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N31PD
Reported as
Piper PA23250
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,150 total225 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

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) Upon landing at phto on 5/25/2009, the pilot taxied to the transient parking area. While taxiing to park, the pilot started a left turn when he hit a sign located just off the transient parking area. The right wingtip sustained damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) UPON LANDING AT PHTO ON 5/25/2009, THE PILOT TAXIED TO THE TRANSIENT PARKING AREA. WHILE TAXIING TO PARK, THE PILOT STARTED A LEFT TURN WHEN HE HIT A SIGN LOCATED JUST OFF THE TRANSIENT PARKING AREA. THE RIGHT WINGTIP SUSTAINED DAMAGE.