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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Gulfstream Aerospace G-IV · Van Nuys, CA · July 3, 2011

Date: July 3, 2011 · 10:08 local
Place: Van Nuys, CA
Airport: Van Nuys
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: BZUA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N165JF
Reported as: Gulfstream Aerospace G-IV
Reported engine: Rolls-Royce TAY-611SER
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 21,529 total7,490 in this make and model

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

After landing on 16R and taxing north on twy a, the pilots contacted maguire FBO and were advised to taxi to maguire via twy A1 then to twy A2. During the taxi to maguire FBO on twy A1, the aircraft's left wing struck a chevrolet astro van parked outside of the taxi way. Line service from maguire FBO stopped the aircraft from taxing any further on twy A1. Maguire line service then towed the aircraft off of twy A1 and proceded to maguire FBO via twy a and twy A2. The wing appeared to have hit the top aft corner of the van and then scraped across the top of it, damaging the van and the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER LANDING ON 16R AND TAXING NORTH ON TWY A, THE PILOTS CONTACTED MAGUIRE FBO AND WERE ADVISED TO TAXI TO MAGUIRE VIA TWY A1 THEN TO TWY A2. DURING THE TAXI TO MAGUIRE FBO ON TWY A1, THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING STRUCK A CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN PARKED OUTSIDE OF THE TAXI WAY. LINE SERVICE FROM MAGUIRE FBO STOPPED THE AIRCRAFT FROM TAXING ANY FURTHER ON TWY A1. MAGUIRE LINE SERVICE THEN TOWED THE AIRCRAFT OFF OF TWY A1 AND PROCEDED TO MAGUIRE FBO VIA TWY A AND TWY A2. THE WING APPEARED TO HAVE HIT THE TOP AFT CORNER OF THE VAN AND THEN SCRAPED ACROSS THE TOP OF IT, DAMAGING THE VAN AND THE AIRCRAFT.