# Incident 20170824017349I: Schweizer Acft Corp SCHWEIZER SGM 2-37, Waterford, MI, August 24, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 2017, 19:23 local time
- Place: Waterford, MI
- Airport: Oakland County International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6656° N, 83.4205° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OAKLAND COUNTY INTL (PTK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6656&lon=-83.4205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39AF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39AF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer Acft SCHWEIZER SGM 2-37 (registry code 8050301, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-acft-schweizer-sgm-2-37) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER ACFT CORP SCHWEIZER SGM 2-37
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 887 total, 340 in this make and model, 67 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170824017349I

## Narrative

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

N39AF, SCHWEIZER SGM 2-37, MOTORGLIDER, AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIING EAST ON TAXIWAY BRAVO THE LEFT WING CLIPPED A STAKE THAT WAS RECENTLY PLACED IN THE GROUND FOR AN UPCOMING AIRSHOW/OPEN HOUSE EVENT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS SPUN AROUND FROM THE IMPACT.

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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