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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech A36 · North Kingstown, RI · December 6, 2015

Date: December 6, 2015 · 11:00 local
Place: North Kingstown, RI
Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N407PC
Reported as: Beech A36
Reported engine: Continental IO-550 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,628 total880 in this make and model24 in the last 90 days

N407PCRegistered now · Beech A36S/N E-3032 · Built 1996 Airframe modelBeech A36 Engine modelContinental IO-550 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.

Airman arrived at airport, preflighted aircraft, he stated that he did a walk around.

At this point he received a telephone call from a family member informing him of a serious illness with in the family.

Airman finished the call and entered the aircraft for departure. Once in the pilots seat he stated that he could not see the cone placed in front of the aircraft.

Airman started the aircraft, began his taxi out of the overnight parking spot and struck the cone, damaging the propeller

As the FAA filed it

AIRMAN ARRIVED AT AIRPORT, PREFLIGHTED AIRCRAFT, HE STATED THAT HE DID A WALK AROUND.

AT THIS POINT HE RECEIVED A TELEPHONE CALL FROM A FAMILY MEMBER INFORMING HIM OF A SERIOUS ILLNESS WITH IN THE FAMILY.

AIRMAN FINISHED THE CALL AND ENTERED THE AIRCRAFT FOR DEPARTURE. ONCE IN THE PILOTS SEAT HE STATED THAT HE COULD NOT SEE THE CONE PLACED IN FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT.

AIRMAN STARTED THE AIRCRAFT, BEGAN HIS TAXI OUT OF THE OVERNIGHT PARKING SPOT AND STRUCK THE CONE, DAMAGING THE PROPELLER