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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bombardier BD-100-1A10 · Van Nuys, CA · September 21, 2015

Date
September 21, 2015 · 07:05 local
Place
Van Nuys, CA
Airport
Van Nuys
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
DBCA
Collision
Collision on the ground
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N57SK
Reported as
Bombardier BD-100-1A10
Reported engine
Honeywell AS907-1-1A
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
5,710 total160 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

The incident aircraft started to taxi from its parking spot with the assistance of ground personnel. The incident aircraft was given direction to move forward, and to make a 180 degree turn; instead, the pilot of the incident aircraft made a 90 degree turn, taxiing in front of other parked aircraft. The aircraft continued to taxi another 50 feet before making contact between the incident aircraft's right winglet and with the radome of a parked falcon 50

As the FAA filed it

THE INCIDENT AIRCRAFT STARTED TO TAXI FROM ITS PARKING SPOT WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF GROUND PERSONNEL. THE INCIDENT AIRCRAFT WAS GIVEN DIRECTION TO MOVE FORWARD, AND TO MAKE A 180 DEGREE TURN; INSTEAD, THE PILOT OF THE INCIDENT AIRCRAFT MADE A 90 DEGREE TURN, TAXIING IN FRONT OF OTHER PARKED AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO TAXI ANOTHER 50 FEET BEFORE MAKING CONTACT BETWEEN THE INCIDENT AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WINGLET AND WITH THE RADOME OF A PARKED FALCON 50

Other aircraft in the event · 1

Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.