What happened
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On October 15, 2016 the privacy data omittedpilot of N1962H, was taxing his 1977 Piper PA-28 aircraft at (kczl) tom b. davis field (Calhoun, Georgia) airport and struck a chain link fence located adjacent to the FBO. The aircraft sustained minor damage to the leading edge of the right wing, at the wing root with no injuries reported.
On October 15, 2016 an inspector from the atlanta FSDO was notified by the regional operations center of the incident. Due to the minor damage that occurred, the pilot was given the okay to relocate his aircraft back to his hanger located on the airfield until an inspector from the atlanta FSDO could get on scene to further evaluate the situation.
On October 15, 2016 a statement from the pilot was provided to the FAA inspector detailing the events that had transpired. The pilot stated that he had just pulled his aircraft out of the hanger as he was preparing to debark from (kczl) Calhoun, Georgia to pick up two friends at (kvpc) cartersville, Georgia and then continue on to (kzdj) blairsville, Georgia. He stated that there is a fence adjacent to the FBO which one was must taxi around to get to rwy 17. He stated that he was well aware of the fence after having taxied in this area often. He further explained that as he taxied he became distracted for some reason and before it was too late he was cutting off the turn at the corner of the fence which caused the wing tip to strike it, resulting in the prop to also be pulled into the fence. He stated that he was able to safely cutoff the engine and exit the aircraft without injury.
On October 18, 2016 an inspector from the atlanta FSDO was dispatched to tom b. davis field in Calhoun, Georgia to investigate the cause of the incident. An assessment of the aircraft damage showed that the propeller had evidence of impact on all three blades with one bent forward. The nose gear shimmy dampener shaft severed. The pilot and copilots windscreen had several deep scratches. The right gear door of the nose landing gear was bent. The right wing, at the wing root suffered impact damage to the leading edge. There were several dings on the right outboard wing and several paint scratches associated with impacting the fence. The inspector approached the chain link fence from the hangar, walking the path of the aircraft. There were left main and right tire tracks starting about 15 feet from the corner of the fence. Evidence of the right wing making impact with the fence was observed approximately 20 feet from the end of the corner of the fence. The corner post of the fence was bent over and two sections of the chain link fence were laid over with the top rails, clips and caps separated. An examination of the chain link fence area in reference to the taxiway did not reveal any safety concerns.
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 15, 2016 THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PILOT OF N1962H, WAS TAXING HIS 1977 PIPER PA-28 AIRCRAFT AT (KCZL) TOM B. DAVIS FIELD (CALHOUN, GEORGIA) AIRPORT AND STRUCK A CHAIN LINK FENCE LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE FBO. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RIGHT WING, AT THE WING ROOT WITH NO INJURIES REPORTED.
ON OCTOBER 15, 2016 AN INSPECTOR FROM THE ATLANTA FSDO WAS NOTIFIED BY THE REGIONAL OPERATIONS CENTER OF THE INCIDENT. DUE TO THE MINOR DAMAGE THAT OCCURRED, THE PILOT WAS GIVEN THE OKAY TO RELOCATE HIS AIRCRAFT BACK TO HIS HANGER LOCATED ON THE AIRFIELD UNTIL AN INSPECTOR FROM THE ATLANTA FSDO COULD GET ON SCENE TO FURTHER EVALUATE THE SITUATION.
ON OCTOBER 15, 2016 A STATEMENT FROM THE PILOT WAS PROVIDED TO THE FAA INSPECTOR DETAILING THE EVENTS THAT HAD TRANSPIRED. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD JUST PULLED HIS AIRCRAFT OUT OF THE HANGER AS HE WAS PREPARING TO DEBARK FROM (KCZL) CALHOUN, GEORGIA TO PICK UP TWO FRIENDS AT (KVPC) CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA AND THEN CONTINUE ON TO (KZDJ) BLAIRSVILLE, GEORGIA. HE STATED THAT THERE IS A FENCE ADJACENT TO THE FBO WHICH ONE WAS MUST TAXI AROUND TO GET TO RWY 17. HE STATED THAT HE WAS WELL AWARE OF THE FENCE AFTER HAVING TAXIED IN THIS AREA OFTEN. HE FURTHER EXPLAINED THAT AS HE TAXIED HE BECAME DISTRACTED FOR SOME REASON AND BEFORE IT WAS TOO LATE HE WAS CUTTING OFF THE TURN AT THE CORNER OF THE FENCE WHICH CAUSED THE WING TIP TO STRIKE IT, RESULTING IN THE PROP TO ALSO BE PULLED INTO THE FENCE. HE STATED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO SAFELY CUTOFF THE ENGINE AND EXIT THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY.
ON OCTOBER 18, 2016 AN INSPECTOR FROM THE ATLANTA FSDO WAS DISPATCHED TO TOM B. DAVIS FIELD IN CALHOUN, GEORGIA TO INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT. AN ASSESSMENT OF THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE SHOWED THAT THE PROPELLER HAD EVIDENCE OF IMPACT ON ALL THREE BLADES WITH ONE BENT FORWARD. THE NOSE GEAR SHIMMY DAMPENER SHAFT SEVERED. THE PILOT AND COPILOTS WINDSCREEN HAD SEVERAL DEEP SCRATCHES. THE RIGHT GEAR DOOR OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS BENT. THE RIGHT WING, AT THE WING ROOT SUFFERED IMPACT DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE. THERE WERE SEVERAL DINGS ON THE RIGHT OUTBOARD WING AND SEVERAL PAINT SCRATCHES ASSOCIATED WITH IMPACTING THE FENCE. THE INSPECTOR APPROACHED THE CHAIN LINK FENCE FROM THE HANGAR, WALKING THE PATH OF THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE LEFT MAIN AND RIGHT TIRE TRACKS STARTING ABOUT 15 FEET FROM THE CORNER OF THE FENCE. EVIDENCE OF THE RIGHT WING MAKING IMPACT WITH THE FENCE WAS OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET FROM THE END OF THE CORNER OF THE FENCE. THE CORNER POST OF THE FENCE WAS BENT OVER AND TWO SECTIONS OF THE CHAIN LINK FENCE WERE LAID OVER WITH THE TOP RAILS, CLIPS AND CAPS SEPARATED. AN EXAMINATION OF THE CHAIN LINK FENCE AREA IN REFERENCE TO THE TAXIWAY DID NOT REVEAL ANY SAFETY CONCERNS.
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