# Incident 20101204051931I: Cessna Airc LC41-550FG, Middleton, RI, December 4, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 2010, 15:30 local time
- Place: Middleton, RI
- Airport: Newport State
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5324° N, 71.2815° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NEWPORT STATE (UUU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5324&lon=-71.2815&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1134N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1134N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna LC41-550FG (registry code 2073320, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-lc41-550fg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-550-C (registry code 17246, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-550-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA AIRC LC41-550FG
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-550-C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 960 total, 215 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101204051931I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT N1134N (CESSNA, LC-41) WHILE TAXING TO RAMP THE LEFT WING TIP CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE RADOME OF AIRCRAFT N4085K (PIPER, PA31-350) CAUSING DAMAGE TO BOTH AIRCRAFT. PILOTS STATEMENT CITES THE CAUSE AS THE SUN OBSCURING HIS VISION.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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