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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-22-108 · Eden Prairie, MN · April 22, 2015

Date
April 22, 2015 · 17:08 local
Place
Eden Prairie, MN
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5193Z
Reported as
Piper PA-22-108
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-235 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,100 total1,981 in this make and model5 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.

Winds were gusting 25 to 30KTS from approximately 320 degrees as pilot taxied from FBO to runway 28R.

As pilot made the 90 degree, right-hand turn to align with the runway, a gust of wind picked up the right wing, causing the left wingtip and propeller to strike the surface.

As the FAA filed it

WINDS WERE GUSTING 25 TO 30KTS FROM APPROXIMATELY 320 DEGREES AS PILOT TAXIED FROM FBO TO RUNWAY 28R.

AS PILOT MADE THE 90 DEGREE, RIGHT-HAND TURN TO ALIGN WITH THE RUNWAY, A GUST OF WIND PICKED UP THE RIGHT WING, CAUSING THE LEFT WINGTIP AND PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE SURFACE.