20121101023799I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Wells Elgin M STARJAMMER · Pensacola, FL · November 1, 2012

Date
November 1, 2012 · 11:50 local
Place
Pensacola, FL
Airport
Forrest Sherman Field30
Phase of flight
Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N49EW
Reported as
Wells Elgin M Starjammer
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-360
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,200 total166 in this make and model45 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.

Pilot was taxiing to ramp area after performing airshow routine during practice day of airshow. Aircraft propeller struck 4 foot tall light green fire bottle at end of flight line in ramp area, damaging propeller.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS TAXIING TO RAMP AREA AFTER PERFORMING AIRSHOW ROUTINE DURING PRACTICE DAY OF AIRSHOW. AIRCRAFT PROPELLER STRUCK 4 FOOT TALL LIGHT GREEN FIRE BOTTLE AT END OF FLIGHT LINE IN RAMP AREA, DAMAGING PROPELLER.