# Incident 20160708011889I: Cheung David S VANS RV6A, Santa Fe, NM, July 8, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2016, 13:40 local time
- Place: Santa Fe, NM
- Airport: Santa Fe Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6171° N, 106.0894° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SANTA FE RGNL (SAF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6171&lon=-106.0894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N822DC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N822DC-2019-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cheung David S VANS RV6A (registry code 056141G, https://openairdocs.org/model/cheung-david-s-vans-rv6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHEUNG DAVID S VANS RV6A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 490 total, 370 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160708011889I

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 8, 2016, AT 1340 MDT, A RV-6A, N822DC, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STRUCK A TAXI LIGHT WITH THE PROPELLER AT THE SANTA FE, NM AIRPORT WHILE TAXIING. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE PROPELLER SUBSTAINED A 1/4 INCH NICK IN ONE BLADE. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE PERSON ON BOARD AND SUBSTAINED NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N822DC (1)

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

- [Accident 20170417008469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170417008469A), Apr 17, 2017: Cheung David S VANS RV6A (N822DC), Indianola, IA, Substantial damage. The aircraft touched down mid field runway 36. Excessive approach speed and hard landing caused the aircraft to bounce and become airborne. The aircraft…

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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