What happened
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On 11/09/2020 at 07:20 am aircraft N4117H was taxiing toward the "higley ramp" at Falcon field AZ. When the right hand wing came in contact with the cage of a skip loader that was working inside the barriers near the intersection of 22L and 22R. When the wing hit the cage the operator jumped out of the skip loader and injured his leg , he crawled away from the skip loader just before the aircraft swung around and struck the cage with the propeller , the nose landing gear fell in the hole that the tractor was digging. There was substantial damage to the right hand wing were it hit the tractor.
Cae will require the student to do the following additional training prior to receiving his private pilot certificate
? Aopa do the right thing course,
? 2 Hr ground briefing covering adm, situational awareness, cockpit management,
? Read the taxi section of the airplane flying handbook and create a ppt presentation on how to properly taxi while surrounded by contstruction NOTAMS.
? Remedial flight to a local towered airport with construction NOTAMS to due taxi backs while also executing properly the VFR approach brief which includes threat management ( brief NOTAMS and threats you will proceed to encounter while taxiing)
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As the FAA filed it
ON 11/09/2020 AT 07:20 AM AIRCRAFT N4117H WAS TAXIING TOWARD THE "HIGLEY RAMP" AT FALCON FIELD AZ. WHEN THE RIGHT HAND WING CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE CAGE OF A SKIP LOADER THAT WAS WORKING INSIDE THE BARRIERS NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF 22L AND 22R. WHEN THE WING HIT THE CAGE THE OPERATOR JUMPED OUT OF THE SKIP LOADER AND INJURED HIS LEG , HE CRAWLED AWAY FROM THE SKIP LOADER JUST BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT SWUNG AROUND AND STRUCK THE CAGE WITH THE PROPELLER , THE NOSE LANDING GEAR FELL IN THE HOLE THAT THE TRACTOR WAS DIGGING. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT HAND WING WERE IT HIT THE TRACTOR.
CAE WILL REQUIRE THE STUDENT TO DO THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL TRAINING PRIOR TO RECEIVING HIS PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE
? AOPA DO THE RIGHT THING COURSE,
? 2 HR GROUND BRIEFING COVERING ADM, SITUATIONAL AWARENESS, COCKPIT MANAGEMENT,
? READ THE TAXI SECTION OF THE AIRPLANE FLYING HANDBOOK AND CREATE A PPT PRESENTATION ON HOW TO PROPERLY TAXI WHILE SURROUNDED BY CONTSTRUCTION NOTAMS.
? REMEDIAL FLIGHT TO A LOCAL TOWERED AIRPORT WITH CONSTRUCTION NOTAMS TO DUE TAXI BACKS WHILE ALSO EXECUTING PROPERLY THE VFR APPROACH BRIEF WHICH INCLUDES THREAT MANAGEMENT ( BRIEF NOTAMS AND THREATS YOU WILL PROCEED TO ENCOUNTER WHILE TAXIING)
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