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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Edwards Roger RV6 · St. Petersburg, FL · April 9, 2012

Date: April 9, 2012 · 11:41 local
Place: St. Petersburg, FL
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N366R
Reported as: Edwards Roger RV6
Reported engine: Lycoming O-320-E2D
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,300 total20 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N366RRegistered now · Edwards Roger RV6S/N 23100 · Built 2007 Airframe modelEdwards Roger RV6 Engine modelLycoming O-320-E2D4 cycle

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What happened

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

privacy data omitted Was taxiing to the active runway as instructed by ground control. There was another aircraft taxiing in the vicinity of privacy data omitted aircraft. privacy data omitted Stated that he simply did not see the helicopter platform sitting on the side of the ramp as he was watching another aircraft taxiiing in the vicinity.N366R struck the helicopter platform in the ramp area causing minor damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS TAXIING TO THE ACTIVE RUNWAY AS INSTRUCTED BY GROUND CONTROL. THERE WAS ANOTHER AIRCRAFT TAXIING IN THE VICINITY OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AIRCRAFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE SIMPLY DID NOT SEE THE HELICOPTER PLATFORM SITTING ON THE SIDE OF THE RAMP AS HE WAS WATCHING ANOTHER AIRCRAFT TAXIIING IN THE VICINITY.N366R STRUCK THE HELICOPTER PLATFORM IN THE RAMP AREA CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.