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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Glaser DG-500M · Bozeman, MT · June 29, 2009

Date
June 29, 2009 · 17:05 local
Place
Bozeman, MT
Airport
Gallatin Field
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N505GG
Reported as
Glaser DG500M
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
850 total500 in this make and model3 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 June 29, 2009, at 1705 local time, a motorized glider, Glaser-dirks DG-500M, registered to high ridge airways, ltd, flown by privacy data omitted landed at the kbzn (Bozeman airport) in belgrade, monatana, on runway 30. While turning off runway 3, on taxiway 30, the left wing tip contacted the second taxi light from the runway with the left wingtip of the glider. The frangible links for the taxiway light broke from the contact with the wingtip. The aircraft received minor damage, which was the outboard end of the wingtip gelcoat and paint was scratched, with a "fingernail clipping" sized pieceof gelcoat missing. The pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, no flight plan was filed. The flight originated at the kbzn airport.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JUNE 29, 2009, AT 1705 LOCAL TIME, A MOTORIZED GLIDER, GLASER-DIRKS DG-500M, REGISTERED TO HIGH RIDGE AIRWAYS, LTD, FLOWN BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED AT THE KBZN (BOZEMAN AIRPORT) IN BELGRADE, MONATANA, ON RUNWAY 30. WHILE TURNING OFF RUNWAY 3, ON TAXIWAY 30, THE LEFT WING TIP CONTACTED THE SECOND TAXI LIGHT FROM THE RUNWAY WITH THE LEFT WINGTIP OF THE GLIDER. THE FRANGIBLE LINKS FOR THE TAXIWAY LIGHT BROKE FROM THE CONTACT WITH THE WINGTIP. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE, WHICH WAS THE OUTBOARD END OF THE WINGTIP GELCOAT AND PAINT WAS SCRATCHED, WITH A "FINGERNAIL CLIPPING" SIZED PIECEOF GELCOAT MISSING. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE KBZN AIRPORT.