20210729012109I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 177A · Palo Alto, CA · July 29, 2021

Date
July 29, 2021 · 12:28 local
Place
Palo Alto, CA
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N30304
Reported as
Cessna 177A
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,440 total929 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

In a statement from the pilot:

About 1220HRS on thurs., July 29, I received kpao ground okay to

Taxi N30304 to rwy. 31 via quebec (terminal side) and hold short at

Yankee. Seeing no traffic on yankee, I proceeded onto yankee;

However, I then saw an aircraft headed my way on yankee. I gave

Way to the right and continued to the runup area for rwy 31; however;

My right wing tip contacted the propellor of a parked czech light sport

(N301SC), causing the prop to rotate about 30 degrees. Damage to the

Light sport was limited to a burr at the tip. Damage to my wing was

Scratched paint (no denting of skin). I did acknowledge my mistake to

Kpao ground and requested [and was granted] taxi back to my tie

Down (Q-7).

As the FAA filed it

IN A STATEMENT FROM THE PILOT:

ABOUT 1220HRS ON THURS., JULY 29, I RECEIVED KPAO GROUND OKAY TO

TAXI N30304 TO RWY. 31 VIA QUEBEC (TERMINAL SIDE) AND HOLD SHORT AT

YANKEE. SEEING NO TRAFFIC ON YANKEE, I PROCEEDED ONTO YANKEE;

HOWEVER, I THEN SAW AN AIRCRAFT HEADED MY WAY ON YANKEE. I GAVE

WAY TO THE RIGHT AND CONTINUED TO THE RUNUP AREA FOR RWY 31; HOWEVER;

MY RIGHT WING TIP CONTACTED THE PROPELLOR OF A PARKED CZECH LIGHT SPORT

(N301SC), CAUSING THE PROP TO ROTATE ABOUT 30 DEGREES. DAMAGE TO THE

LIGHT SPORT WAS LIMITED TO A BURR AT THE TIP. DAMAGE TO MY WING WAS

SCRATCHED PAINT (NO DENTING OF SKIN). I DID ACKNOWLEDGE MY MISTAKE TO

KPAO GROUND AND REQUESTED [AND WAS GRANTED] TAXI BACK TO MY TIE

DOWN (Q-7).