# Incident 20160622009809I: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1A, Rochester, NY, June 22, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 2016, 15:10 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Greater Rochester
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1548° N, 77.6156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1548&lon=-77.6156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15LF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15LF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat A-1A (registry code 2210405, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC A-1A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 1,200 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160622009809I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT OF N15LF RECEIVED TAXI INSTRUCTIONS AND STATED HE UNDERSTOOD THE INSTRUCTIONS. THE PILOT WAS FLYING A TAIL WHEELED AIRCRAFT WITH 31 INCH BUSH TIRES AND WAS WORRIED ABOUT THE AIRCRAFT TAIL SWINGING WHILE TAXIING BECAUSE WINDS AT KROC WERE GUSTING TO 22 KNOTS. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, IT WAS DIFFICULT SEEING OVER THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT AND HE TURNED ON WHAT LOOKED LIKE HIS TAXI WAY BUT WAS IN FACT A SERVICE VEHICLE ACCESS ROAD. WHILE TAXIING, THE AIRCRAFTS RIGHT AILERON SPADE STRUCK A SIGN. THE PILOT CALLED ATC TO INFORM THEM OF THE SITUATION. ATC TOLD THE PILOT TO STAY WHERE HE WAS AND CRASH RESCUE WAS CALLED. THE PILOT EVENTUALLY TAXIED BACK TO THE RAMP AND INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT HAD A BENT AILERON SPADE WHICH THE PILOT BENT BACK INTO SHAPE. AFTER INSPECTING THE AIRCRAFT THE PILOT DEPARTED THE AIRPORT.

## Other reports on N15LF (2)

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

- [Incident 20011118031149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011118031149I), Nov 18, 2001: Aviat A1A (N15LF), Show Low, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) Departed chandler mun. Enroute monitored sow CTAF frequency. Obtained altimeter setting from taylor AWOS-3. Entered downwind for runway 21 at sow. Abeam…
- [Incident 19980213005089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980213005089I), Feb 13, 1998: Chris A1 (N15LF), Afton, WY, Minor damage. Narrative: the pilot departed Afton airport rwy 16. Shortly after takeoff the engine stopped. The pilot landed the aircraft straight ahead in a snow covered…

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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