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FAA incident report · Cessna 421B · Oxford, CT · August 8, 2019

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Date
August 8, 2019 · 16:30 local
Place
Oxford, CT
Airport
Waterbury-Oxford
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N555MY
Reported as
Cessna 421B
Reported engine
Continental GTSIO-520-C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
4,500 total800 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
N555MYRegistered now · Cessna 421BS/N 421B0886 · Built 1974Airframe modelCessna 421BEngine modelContinental GTSIO-520-CReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot stated that he was taxing his aircraft to the ramp in front restaurant to have lunch and was unfamiliar with the parking area, as he attempted to park in close to the fence near another aircraft he misjudged his left wing clearance and struck a fence pole damaging his left wing light lens cover. No other damage was noted. Pilot contacted image aircraft maintenance who put the lens cover on aog and installed upon its arrival.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS TAXING HIS AIRCRAFT TO THE RAMP IN FRONT RESTAURANT TO HAVE LUNCH AND WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH THE PARKING AREA, AS HE ATTEMPTED TO PARK IN CLOSE TO THE FENCE NEAR ANOTHER AIRCRAFT HE MISJUDGED HIS LEFT WING CLEARANCE AND STRUCK A FENCE POLE DAMAGING HIS LEFT WING LIGHT LENS COVER. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS NOTED. PILOT CONTACTED IMAGE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE WHO PUT THE LENS COVER ON AOG AND INSTALLED UPON ITS ARRIVAL.