# Incident 20161208018979I: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 40, Santa Paula, CA, December 8, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 2016, 15:10 local time
- Place: Santa Paula, CA
- Airport: Santa Paula
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3470° N, 119.0616° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SANTA PAULA (SZP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3470&lon=-119.0616&mi=10
- Aircraft: N385DS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N385DS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 (registry code 2990002, https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da-40) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-M1A+ (registry code 41869, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-m1a-plus) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA 40
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-MIA+
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 350 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161208018979I

## Narrative

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

N385DS, DURING TAXI, AFTER LANDING, CLIPPED LEFT WINGTIP OF THE INCIDENT AIRCRAFT, WITH TWO PARKED AIRCRAFT, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO BOTH. THE FIRST IMPACT TO PARKED AIRCRAFT, N4632M, CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE COWLING. THE SECOND IMPACT TO PARKED AIRCRAFT, N7965Z CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE WING STRUT.

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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