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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 177B · Elyria, OH · August 16, 2017

Date: August 16, 2017 · 11:40 local
Place: Elyria, OH
Airport: Elyria
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N34708
Reported as: Cessna 177B
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,000 total175 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N34708Registered now · Cessna 177BS/N 17701947 · Built 1973 Airframe modelCessna 177B Engine 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.

Aircraft taxiied from its hangar enroute to the runway when its wingtip contacted a van. The van was stationary and owned by an hvac contractor doing work for the airport. Wingtip and van both recieved minor damage. Aircraft and van were both moved prior to FAA or leo arrival on scene. Upon inspection, discovered minor damage isolated to the right wing tip of the aircraft, with no damge to the aileron or rigging. Tip was sheared off, and outtermost spar damaged. Taxiway is 15' wide, wingspan is 35.5' wide. Van was parked 10' from the taxiway edge.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT TAXIIED FROM ITS HANGAR ENROUTE TO THE RUNWAY WHEN ITS WINGTIP CONTACTED A VAN. THE VAN WAS STATIONARY AND OWNED BY AN HVAC CONTRACTOR DOING WORK FOR THE AIRPORT. WINGTIP AND VAN BOTH RECIEVED MINOR DAMAGE. AIRCRAFT AND VAN WERE BOTH MOVED PRIOR TO FAA OR LEO ARRIVAL ON SCENE. UPON INSPECTION, DISCOVERED MINOR DAMAGE ISOLATED TO THE RIGHT WING TIP OF THE AIRCRAFT, WITH NO DAMGE TO THE AILERON OR RIGGING. TIP WAS SHEARED OFF, AND OUTTERMOST SPAR DAMAGED. TAXIWAY IS 15' WIDE, WINGSPAN IS 35.5' WIDE. VAN WAS PARKED 10' FROM THE TAXIWAY EDGE.