# Incident 20161003019819I: Cessna 208B, Chicago, IL, October 3, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 2016, 08:25 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MUIA
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N943AC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208B
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 14,200 total, 750 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161003019819I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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