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FAA incident report · Cessna 414A · Page, AZ · October 1, 2010

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Date
October 1, 2010 · 21:00 local
Place
Page, AZ
Airport
Page Municipal
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9781S
Reported as
Cessna 414A
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard
7
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
4,044 total528 in this make and model37 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 October, 2nd 2010 Cessna 414, N9781S landed at Page AZ (pga) for fuel. After a normal landing and while attempting to taxi to fueling area aircraft collided with a parked avis rental car damaging the left wing of the aircraft and also the back door of the rental vehicle. While investigating this incident the following facts were gathered.1.damage to aircraft grounded aircraft until repairs can be accomplished.2.there were 6 passengers on board with no injuries.3.the aircraft was taxiing on a well marked roadway.4.the area where incident occurred was well lighted.5.the rental vehicle was not parked where they normally park rental cars at the airport however vehicle was not in aircraft movement area.6.Page airport was hosting a fly-in on this weekend so there were a large number of aircraft parked on the ramp. 7.the pilot has a current medical and was night current with no accidents or violations. Mr. Kieth arensmeyer, a commercial pilot stated that while taxiing to the fuel pump there was a large number of aircraft on the ramp and he was not familiar with the non-towered airport. While taxiing to the fuel pump he inadvertently turned onto a roadway which he thought was a taxi way. As a result of taxiing on the roadway his left wing collided with a parked 2010 toyota 4 runner owned by avis rental car. Mr. Arensmeyer took proper action and reported the incident to the FAA, NTSB and the Page police.

As the FAA filed it

ON OCTOBER, 2ND 2010 CESSNA 414, N9781S LANDED AT PAGE AZ (PGA) FOR FUEL. AFTER A NORMAL LANDING AND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TAXI TO FUELING AREA AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A PARKED AVIS RENTAL CAR DAMAGING THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ALSO THE BACK DOOR OF THE RENTAL VEHICLE. WHILE INVESTIGATING THIS INCIDENT THE FOLLOWING FACTS WERE GATHERED.1.DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT GROUNDED AIRCRAFT UNTIL REPAIRS CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED.2.THERE WERE 6 PASSENGERS ON BOARD WITH NO INJURIES.3.THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIING ON A WELL MARKED ROADWAY.4.THE AREA WHERE INCIDENT OCCURRED WAS WELL LIGHTED.5.THE RENTAL VEHICLE WAS NOT PARKED WHERE THEY NORMALLY PARK RENTAL CARS AT THE AIRPORT HOWEVER VEHICLE WAS NOT IN AIRCRAFT MOVEMENT AREA.6.PAGE AIRPORT WAS HOSTING A FLY-IN ON THIS WEEKEND SO THERE WERE A LARGE NUMBER OF AIRCRAFT PARKED ON THE RAMP. 7.THE PILOT HAS A CURRENT MEDICAL AND WAS NIGHT CURRENT WITH NO ACCIDENTS OR VIOLATIONS.MR. KIETH ARENSMEYER, A COMMERCIAL PILOT STATED THAT WHILE TAXIING TO THE FUEL PUMP THERE WAS A LARGE NUMBER OF AIRCRAFT ON THE RAMP AND HE WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE NON-TOWERED AIRPORT. WHILE TAXIING TO THE FUEL PUMP HE INADVERTENTLY TURNED ONTO A ROADWAY WHICH HE THOUGHT WAS A TAXI WAY. AS A RESULT OF TAXIING ON THE ROADWAY HIS LEFT WING COLLIDED WITH A PARKED 2010 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER OWNED BY AVIS RENTAL CAR. MR. ARENSMEYER TOOK PROPER ACTION AND REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO THE FAA, NTSB AND THE PAGE POLICE.