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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 · Wickenburg, AZ · November 14, 2011

Date
November 14, 2011 · 08:30 local
Place
Wickenburg, AZ
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4111T
Reported as
Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 20-C1
Reported engine
Continental IO-240-B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
170 total120 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Pilot landed at the E25 airport for physiological needs. While taxiing to a parking spot the airplane hit a cactus with the left wing which spun it to the left causing the airplane to hit a chain link fence. The propeller was destroyed and there was sudden stoppage to the engine.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LANDED AT THE E25 AIRPORT FOR PHYSIOLOGICAL NEEDS. WHILE TAXIING TO A PARKING SPOT THE AIRPLANE HIT A CACTUS WITH THE LEFT WING WHICH SPUN IT TO THE LEFT CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO HIT A CHAIN LINK FENCE.THE PROPELLER WAS DESTROYED AND THERE WAS SUDDEN STOPPAGE TO THE ENGINE.

Other reports on N4111T · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.