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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Van Ausdall Ivor SPORT TRAINER · Merritt Island, FL · November 28, 2015

Date: November 28, 2015 · 09:45 local
Place: Merritt Island, FL
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision: Collision on the ground
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N522N
Reported as: Van Ausdall Ivor Sport Trainer
Reported engine: Continental A&C65 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 137 total130 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

N522NRegistration cancelled Oct 1, 2022 · Van Ausdall Ivor SPORT TRAINERS/N 1246 · Built 1995 Airframe modelVan Ausdall Ivor SPORT TRAINER Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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.

While taxing to runway 11 for departure, the left wing of aircraft N522N struck the rudder of airraft N460X that was stopped awaiting departure instruction. No injuries were reported to pilot onboard either aircraft. However, the rudder on aircaft N460X was damage makinng it unairwothy. The left wing leading edge of aircraft N522N received damage and the pilot. privacy data omitted Stated that he will have the aircraft inspecteed by a qualified a/p mechanic and the approaite entry made to the aircraft maintenance records.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE TAXING TO RUNWAY 11 FOR DEPARTURE, THE LEFT WING OF AIRCRAFT N522N STRUCK THE RUDDER OF AIRRAFT N460X THAT WAS STOPPED AWAITING DEPARTURE INSTRUCTION. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED TO PILOT ONBOARD EITHER AIRCRAFT. HOWEVER, THE RUDDER ON AIRCAFT N460X WAS DAMAGE MAKINNG IT UNAIRWOTHY. THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE OF AIRCRAFT N522N RECEIVED DAMAGE AND THE PILOT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE WILL HAVE THE AIRCRAFT INSPECTEED BY A QUALIFIED A/P MECHANIC AND THE APPROAITE ENTRY MADE TO THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORDS.