# Incident 20160213001312I: Fairchild PT-19, Houston, TX, February 13, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 2016, 14:00 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: West Houston
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8182° N, 95.6726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WEST HOUSTON (IWS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8182&lon=-95.6726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50808, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild PT-19 (registry code 3371606, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-pt-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Fairchild 6-440 series (registry code 26003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/fairchild-6-440-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD PT-19
- Reported engine: FAIRCHILD 6-440 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,605 total, 42 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160213001312I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

N50808 WAS TAXING OUT FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT TO TAXIWAY BRAVO.  WHILE STILL BETWEEN THE HANGERS THE PILOT APPEARED TO BE TRACKING JUST LEFT OF THE YELLOW CENTER STRIP MARKED BETWEEN THE HANGERS WITH MORE THAN 3/4'S OF ITS RIGHT WING PROTRUDING RIGHT OF THE YELLOW CENTER STRIP.  TWO HANGERS AHEAD A M20E N6993U WAS POSITIONED TO THE RIGHT OF THE YELLOW CENTER STRIP. N6993U'S LEFT WING WAS A FEW FEET RIGHT OF THE YELLOW CENTER STRIP.  DUE TO N50808'S WING BEING POSITIONED TO THE RIGHT OF THE YELLOW CENTER LINE STRIP IT MADE CONTACT WITH THE TOP PORTION OF N6993U'S LEFT WING TIP, CAUSING ONLY COSMETIC DAMAGE TO THE EDGE OF THE WING TIP AND BRAKING THE PLASTIC POSITION LIGHT REFLECTOR.  N50808 SUSTAINED WHAT APPEARS TO BE MINOR DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE RIGHT WING WHERE A SMALL TARE OCCURRED WHEN THE PLASTIC POSITION LIGHT REFLECTOR BROKE OFF.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N6993U, Mooney M20E: no report for this aircraft; [N6993U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6993U) is registered now

## Other reports on N50808 (1)

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

- [Incident 20150404006969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150404006969I), Apr 4, 2015: Fairchild PT-19 (N50808), Spring, TX, No damage. The pilot reported that upon landing the plane the tailwheel started to shimmy for about 1 to 2 seconds. When the shimmy stopped the plane turned to the right…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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