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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Tampa, FL · August 14, 2016

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Date
August 14, 2016 · 13:15 local
Place
Tampa, FL
Airport
Tampa Executive
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1418T
Reported as
Piper PA-28-180
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,368 total1,560 in this make and model69 in the last 90 days
N1418TRegistered now · Piper PA-28-180S/N 28-7205295 · Built 1972Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

At 1315 EST on 8/14/16 at Tampa Executive Airport (kvdf), N1418T was being taxied in front of hangar 1809 in order to position the aircraft in front of the hangar and align it for push back. The nose gear settled on a downward sloping drainage grate in the taxi area, which then caused the propeller to strike asphalt sloping upward from the grate. The engine was immediately shut down. Pilot and passenger disembarked the aircraft with no injuries. Upon inspection both propeller tips were damaged.

As the FAA filed it

AT 1315 EST ON 8/14/16 AT TAMPA EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (KVDF), N1418T WAS BEING TAXIED IN FRONT OF HANGAR 1809 IN ORDER TO POSITION THE AIRCRAFT IN FRONT OF THE HANGAR AND ALIGN IT FOR PUSH BACK. THE NOSE GEAR SETTLED ON A DOWNWARD SLOPING DRAINAGE GRATE IN THE TAXI AREA, WHICH THEN CAUSED THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE ASPHALT SLOPING UPWARD FROM THE GRATE. THE ENGINE WAS IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN. PILOT AND PASSENGER DISEMBARKED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES. UPON INSPECTION BOTH PROPELLER TIPS WERE DAMAGED.