# Incident 20180915013582I: Taylorcraft Corp F-21A, Chugiak, AK, September 15, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 2018, 11:15 local time
- Place: Chugiak, AK
- Airport: Birchwood
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4161° N, 149.5083° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BIRCHWOOD (BCV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4161&lon=-149.5083&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2006L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2006L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft F-21A (registry code 8850907, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-f-21a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT CORP F-21A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 416 total, 280 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180915013582I

## Narrative

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

AFTER LANDING, DURING TAXI TO PARKING, THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) WAS DISTRACTED BY A PEDISTRIAN AND MADE CONTACT WITH ANOTHER AIRPLANE PARKED IN TIEDOWN, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N882R, Beech M35: no report for this aircraft; [N882R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N882R) is registered now

## Other reports on N2006L (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20190922013459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190922013459I), Sep 22, 2019: Taylorcraft Corp F-21A (N2006L), Palmer, AK, Minor damage. Airman described taxiing with a tailwind (gusting occasionally), preparing to turn 180 degrees for takeoff. Gusts increased, lifting the tail from behind. He…
- [Accident 19870710070319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870710070319A), Jul 10, 1987: Tcrafk F21 (N2006L), Intl Falls, MN, Substantial damage. Hit a strong down draft taking off in a float plane. Unable to climb. Crashed into trees on edge of lake.

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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