What happened
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On 06/19/2015 at approximately 10:00 am a report was called in to the albany flight standards district office (FSDO) by the Columbia County Airport (1B1) fixed base operator (FBO) of a light sport aircraft operated by privacy data omitted had ran off the taxi way suffering minor damage then departed the airport a short time later . The incident was reported to have happened on 06/17/2015 at approximately 1600 hrs EST.
On 06/19/2015 a safety inspector from the albany FSDO contacted the FBO and was transfered to maintenance dept personnel who assisted the operator repositioning the aircraft back onto the taxiway. The maintenance dept personnel stated there was damage to the left wing leading edge to the extent a small hole was created.
The maintenance dept stated the operator informed him that he was planning on applying duct tape to the damaged area and continue on to his destination. The aircraft was then reported as being seen leaving the area.
On 06/19 2015 the albany FSDO left a message for privacy data omitted to contact the office.
06/24/2015 An inspector from the albany FSDO met privacy data omitted at 4B0 to discuss the matter and document any damage to his aircraft. The aircraft sustained leading edge damage to the left wing approximately 3 ft from the wing root. The damage was covered by tape that privacy data omitted stated he had installed prior to departing 1B1.the inspector asked privacy data omitted what his intentions were as to having the aircraft evaluated and repaired.
privacy data omitted Replied he would like to continue flying for the rest of the summer until the next inspection was due and have it repaired then. The inspector then stated his concern of the airworthiness of the aircraft to privacy data omitted and advised him to have the damage evaluated and repaired prior to further flight. privacy data omitted Stated he will look into finding someone to comply with the inspectors suggestion. The inspector informed privacy data omitted he may receive a letter of investigation regarding the incident and to respond accordingly to the letter.
As the FAA filed it
ON 06/19/2015 AT APPROXIMATELY 10:00 AM A REPORT WAS CALLED IN TO THE ALBANY FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE (FSDO) BY THE COLUMBIA COUNTY AIRPORT (1B1) FIXED BASE OPERATOR (FBO) OF A LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD RAN OFF THE TAXI WAY SUFFERING MINOR DAMAGE THEN DEPARTED THE AIRPORT A SHORT TIME LATER . THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO HAVE HAPPENED ON 06/17/2015 AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 HRS EST.
ON 06/19/2015 A SAFETY INSPECTOR FROM THE ALBANY FSDO CONTACTED THE FBO AND WAS TRANSFERED TO MAINTENANCE DEPT PERSONNEL WHO ASSISTED THE OPERATOR REPOSITIONING THE AIRCRAFT BACK ONTO THE TAXIWAY. THE MAINTENANCE DEPT PERSONNEL STATED THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE TO THE EXTENT A SMALL HOLE WAS CREATED.
THE MAINTENANCE DEPT STATED THE OPERATOR INFORMED HIM THAT HE WAS PLANNING ON APPLYING DUCT TAPE TO THE DAMAGED AREA AND CONTINUE ON TO HIS DESTINATION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN REPORTED AS BEING SEEN LEAVING THE AREA.
ON 06/19 2015 THE ALBANY FSDO LEFT A MESSAGE FOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO CONTACT THE OFFICE.
06/24/2015 AN INSPECTOR FROM THE ALBANY FSDO MET ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AT 4B0 TO DISCUSS THE MATTER AND DOCUMENT ANY DAMAGE TO HIS AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED LEADING EDGE DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING APPROXIMATELY 3 FT FROM THE WING ROOT. THE DAMAGE WAS COVERED BY TAPE THAT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED HE HAD INSTALLED PRIOR TO DEPARTING 1B1.THE INSPECTOR ASKED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHAT HIS INTENTIONS WERE AS TO HAVING THE AIRCRAFT EVALUATED AND REPAIRED.
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REPLIED HE WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE FLYING FOR THE REST OF THE SUMMER UNTIL THE NEXT INSPECTION WAS DUE AND HAVE IT REPAIRED THEN. THE INSPECTOR THEN STATED HIS CONCERN OF THE AIRWORTHINESS OF THE AIRCRAFT TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND ADVISED HIM TO HAVE THE DAMAGE EVALUATED AND REPAIRED PRIOR TO FURTHER FLIGHT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED HE WILL LOOK INTO FINDING SOMEONE TO COMPLY WITH THE INSPECTORS SUGGESTION. THE INSPECTOR INFORMED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HE MAY RECEIVE A LETTER OF INVESTIGATION REGARDING THE INCIDENT AND TO RESPOND ACCORDINGLY TO THE LETTER.