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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cary Willia VANS RV6 · Dalhart, TX · July 15, 2010

Date
July 15, 2010 · 13:15 local
Place
Dalhart, TX
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Collision on the ground
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N55BC
Reported as
Cary Willia Vans RV6
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-360-C1F
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
471 total0 in this make and model39 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.

On July 12, 2010, at approximately 13:15 CST, N55BC a william k Cary (van's experimental amateur built) RV-6 was taxiing, preparing to park and obtain fuel at Dalhart airport (dht), located in Dalhart, Texas. The pilot was being marshaled in by the fixed base operator's line maintenance personnel when the wing tip of N55BC struck N51193, a parked Cessna 150. The impact caused N55BC to swing around approximately 45 degrees and the operating aircraft propeller impacted the left leading edge (le) surface and damaged approximately two feet of the le wing surface.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 12, 2010, AT APPROXIMATELY 13:15 CST, N55BC A WILLIAM K CARY (VAN'S EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT) RV-6 WAS TAXIING, PREPARING TO PARK AND OBTAIN FUEL AT DALHART AIRPORT (DHT), LOCATED IN DALHART, TEXAS. THE PILOT WAS BEING MARSHALED IN BY THE FIXED BASE OPERATOR'S LINE MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL WHEN THE WING TIP OF N55BC STRUCK N51193, A PARKED CESSNA 150. THE IMPACT CAUSED N55BC TO SWING AROUND APPROXIMATELY 45 DEGREES AND THE OPERATING AIRCRAFT PROPELLER IMPACTED THE LEFT LEADING EDGE (LE) SURFACE AND DAMAGED APPROXIMATELY TWO FEET OF THE LE WING SURFACE.