What happened
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07/23/2010 2030HRS pilot of N303PJ struck a rubber traffic cone with right propeller during taxi out of parking spot on ramp at atlantic aviation FBO ramp area in Farmingdale NY. FBO ramp personnel attempted to signal pilot to stop and pilot continued taxing to runway, performed runup and tookoff. FBO personnel contacted ATC tower regarding issue. Roughly two minutes after takeoff ATC personnel radioed to alert pilot that he struck a traffic cone and he may want to inspect his aircraft for damage. The pilot replied to ATC personnel stating okay he would check it out when he got to his destination in nantucket ma. The result of the impact was a damaged right propeller(loose blade) and denting and tearing of aircraft skin and supporting structure (frames and stringer) just below right side nose baggage access door on fuselage. Pilots statement noted that he did infact hear a loud noise when he struck the cone but he stated he thought he just ran over a set of chocks
As the FAA filed it
07/23/2010 2030HRS PILOT OF N303PJ STRUCK A RUBBER TRAFFIC CONE WITH RIGHT PROPELLER DURING TAXI OUT OF PARKING SPOT ON RAMP AT ATLANTIC AVIATION FBO RAMP AREA IN FARMINGDALE NY. FBO RAMP PERSONNEL ATTEMPTED TO SIGNAL PILOT TO STOP AND PILOT CONTINUED TAXING TO RUNWAY, PERFORMED RUNUP AND TOOKOFF. FBO PERSONNEL CONTACTED ATC TOWER REGARDING ISSUE. ROUGHLY TWO MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF ATC PERSONNEL RADIOED TO ALERT PILOT THAT HE STRUCK A TRAFFIC CONE AND HE MAY WANT TO INSPECT HIS AIRCRAFT FOR DAMAGE. THE PILOT REPLIED TO ATC PERSONNEL STATING OKAY HE WOULD CHECK IT OUT WHEN HE GOT TO HIS DESTINATION IN NANTUCKET MA. THE RESULT OF THE IMPACT WAS A DAMAGED RIGHT PROPELLER(LOOSE BLADE) AND DENTING AND TEARING OF AIRCRAFT SKIN AND SUPPORTING STRUCTURE (FRAMES AND STRINGER) JUST BELOW RIGHT SIDE NOSE BAGGAGE ACCESS DOOR ON FUSELAGE. PILOTS STATEMENT NOTED THAT HE DID INFACT HEAR A LOUD NOISE WHEN HE STRUCK THE CONE BUT HE STATED HE THOUGHT HE JUST RAN OVER A SET OF CHOCKS
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