20161003019819I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 208B · Chicago, IL · October 3, 2016

Date: October 3, 2016 · 08:25 local
Place: Chicago, IL
Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: MUIA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N943AC
Reported as: Cessna 208B
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 14,200 total750 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

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.

While attempting to park the aircraft, the PIC was following instruction from the two wing walkers. The wing walker on the left gave a thumb up indicating that the aircraft was clear of obstructions and for the PIC to continue into the parking spot. The PIC said that he started to focus on the 180 degree turn to the right to access the parking spot. This is when the left wing made contact with a food truck that was parked just outside the barricaded area. This caused damage to the left wing tip fairing and the outermost tks panel.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE AIRCRAFT, THE PIC WAS FOLLOWING INSTRUCTION FROM THE TWO WING WALKERS. THE WING WALKER ON THE LEFT GAVE A THUMB UP INDICATING THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEAR OF OBSTRUCTIONS AND FOR THE PIC TO CONTINUE INTO THE PARKING SPOT. THE PIC SAID THAT HE STARTED TO FOCUS ON THE 180 DEGREE TURN TO THE RIGHT TO ACCESS THE PARKING SPOT. THIS IS WHEN THE LEFT WING MADE CONTACT WITH A FOOD TRUCK THAT WAS PARKED JUST OUTSIDE THE BARRICADED AREA. THIS CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING TIP FAIRING AND THE OUTERMOST TKS PANEL.