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Date
October 2, 2009 · 13:00 local
Place
Tamiami, FL
Airport
Kendall-Tamiami Executive
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Collision on the ground
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N53260
Reported as
Piper PA-28-161
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 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.
The pilot was taxiing to a parking spot, when she saw a ramp person waving to her to park in another area. So she started over to where he was at and as she made a turn, she didn't realize that she was that close to the other aircraft. The two wing tips barely touch each other. Thus causing very small scratches on the wing tips of each aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT WAS TAXIING TO A PARKING SPOT, WHEN SHE SAW A RAMP PERSON WAVING TO HER TO PARK IN ANOTHER AREA. SO SHE STARTED OVER TO WHERE HE WAS AT AND AS SHE MADE A TURN, SHE DIDN'T REALIZE THAT SHE WAS THAT CLOSE TO THE OTHER AIRCRAFT. THE TWO WING TIPS BARELY TOUCH EACH OTHER. THUS CAUSING VERY SMALL SCRATCHES ON THE WING TIPS OF EACH AIRCRAFT.