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FAA accident report · Taylorcraft F19 · Palmer, AK · October 25, 2019

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Date
October 25, 2019 · 17:00 local
Place
Palmer, AK
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Collision on the ground
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3980T
Reported as
Taylorcraft F19
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
85 total8 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days
N3980TRegistration cancelled Mar 4, 2023 · Taylorcraft F19S/N F-122 · Built 1978Airframe modelTaylorcraft F19Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Accident occurred on 10/25/2019 @ 1700 after N3980T, a Taylorcraft, model F-19, s/n F-122 had just landed at paaq and was taxiing off taxiway echo and cutting through an open parking spot between two aircraft. While focusing on the a/c on his left, the pilot struck the a/c (N62550, Cessna 172P s/n 17275301) that was parked on his right.

The propeller of the taxing a/c made contact with right wing of the parked a/c, slicing open the leading edge of the wing starting at the tip and proceeding inward to a point just inboard of wing station 190.0 (approx. 20" inches in length). Damaged sustained by the C172P was substantial with numerous stringers, ribs, wingtip fairing, forward spar and wing skins-upper & lower to include damage to wiring of right wing nav/strobe lighting.

The taxing a/c (N3980T) sustained minor damage to the prop, which appeared to have a slight bend in one blade and numerous scratches, nicks and scares on both blades. This results in a mandatory prop strike inspection of the engine and repair and/or overhaul of the prop.

As the FAA filed it

ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON 10/25/2019 @ 1700 AFTER N3980T, A TAYLORCRAFT, MODEL F-19, S/N F-122 HAD JUST LANDED AT PAAQ AND WAS TAXIING OFF TAXIWAY ECHO AND CUTTING THROUGH AN OPEN PARKING SPOT BETWEEN TWO AIRCRAFT. WHILE FOCUSING ON THE A/C ON HIS LEFT, THE PILOT STRUCK THE A/C (N62550, CESSNA 172P S/N 17275301) THAT WAS PARKED ON HIS RIGHT.

THE PROPELLER OF THE TAXING A/C MADE CONTACT WITH RIGHT WING OF THE PARKED A/C, SLICING OPEN THE LEADING EDGE OF THE WING STARTING AT THE TIP AND PROCEEDING INWARD TO A POINT JUST INBOARD OF WING STATION 190.0 (APPROX. 20" INCHES IN LENGTH). DAMAGED SUSTAINED BY THE C172P WAS SUBSTANTIAL WITH NUMEROUS STRINGERS, RIBS, WINGTIP FAIRING, FORWARD SPAR AND WING SKINS-UPPER & LOWER TO INCLUDE DAMAGE TO WIRING OF RIGHT WING NAV/STROBE LIGHTING.

THE TAXING A/C (N3980T) SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROP, WHICH APPEARED TO HAVE A SLIGHT BEND IN ONE BLADE AND NUMEROUS SCRATCHES, NICKS AND SCARES ON BOTH BLADES. THIS RESULTS IN A MANDATORY PROP STRIKE INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE AND REPAIR AND/OR OVERHAUL OF THE PROP.

Other aircraft in the event · 1

Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.

N62550Cessna 172PNo report for this aircraft in the release

Other reports on N3980T · 1

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

Accident 20220714012259ALanding: Approach · Palmer, AKThe aircraft encountered some sink on the approach end of the uphill landing area. The pilot pulled the plane into a flare, unaware of the ground suddenly sloping back down. The flare resulted in an approach stall and subsequent crash.Jul 14, 2022 · Substantial damage