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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-44-180 · Sanford, FL · September 5, 2015

Date: September 5, 2015 · 21:00 local
Place: Sanford, FL
Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
Collision: Collision on the ground
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N177CA
Reported as: Piper PA-44-180
Reported engine: Lycoming O-360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor

N177CARegistration cancelled Jul 12, 2021 · Piper PA-44-180S/N 4496112 · Built 2002 Airframe modelPiper PA-44-180 Engine modelLycoming O-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Aircraft was taxing out of ramp area at night and was watching other aircraft doing their run ups. Run up area is right on the edge of the ramp. Pilot said there was condensation on the the windshield. As they were looking to their left the right wing struck the tail of a black hawk helicopter doing damage to the stabilator. The aircraft had a hole in the top of the right wing.

The blackhawk was parked with no one in the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS TAXING OUT OF RAMP AREA AT NIGHT AND WAS WATCHING OTHER AIRCRAFT DOING THEIR RUN UPS. RUN UP AREA IS RIGHT ON THE EDGE OF THE RAMP. PILOT SAID THERE WAS CONDENSATION ON THE THE WINDSHIELD. AS THEY WERE LOOKING TO THEIR LEFT THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE TAIL OF A BLACK HAWK HELICOPTER DOING DAMAGE TO THE STABILATOR. THE AIRCRAFT HAD A HOLE IN THE TOP OF THE RIGHT WING.

THE BLACKHAWK WAS PARKED WITH NO ONE IN THE AIRCRAFT.

Other reports on N177CA · 2

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

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