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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Douglas SBD-5 · Fond Du Lac, WI · August 1, 2021

Date: August 1, 2021 · 13:00 local
Place: Fond Du Lac, WI
Airport: Fond Du Lac County
Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N82GA
Reported as: Douglas SBD-5
Reported engine: WRIGHT R-1820 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 13,340 total77 in this make and model175 in the last 90 days

N82GARegistered now · Douglas SBD-5S/N 54532 Airframe modelDouglas SBD-5 Engine modelWright R-1820 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

August 1 2021 N82GA SBD-5 was parked at a 45 deg angle from taxi way on congested ramp at fld. Aircraft was facing a snj N916DC parked about 30 yards away. The pilot was given clearance to taxi to the runway for takeoff. On taxi out he felt the flight control jerk to the right and he stated that he knew he had struck something and immediately applied the brakes. He stated he looked to the right and saw the his right wing over the snj left wing. The aileron of the sbd had struck the wing tip of the snj leaving a dent in the wing tip and it ran down the leading edge of the snj leaving minor dents and scratches. The pilot stated he did not see the snj due to his view being obstructed by the nose of the sbd. No wing walkers were present at the time.

As the FAA filed it

AUGUST 1 2021 N82GA SBD-5 WAS PARKED AT A 45 DEG ANGLE FROM TAXI WAY ON CONGESTED RAMP AT FLD. AIRCRAFT WAS FACING A SNJ N916DC PARKED ABOUT 30 YARDS AWAY. THE PILOT WAS GIVEN CLEARANCE TO TAXI TO THE RUNWAY FOR TAKEOFF. ON TAXI OUT HE FELT THE FLIGHT CONTROL JERK TO THE RIGHT AND HE STATED THAT HE KNEW HE HAD STRUCK SOMETHING AND IMMEDIATELY APPLIED THE BRAKES. HE STATED HE LOOKED TO THE RIGHT AND SAW THE HIS RIGHT WING OVER THE SNJ LEFT WING. THE AILERON OF THE SBD HAD STRUCK THE WING TIP OF THE SNJ LEAVING A DENT IN THE WING TIP AND IT RAN DOWN THE LEADING EDGE OF THE SNJ LEAVING MINOR DENTS AND SCRATCHES. THE PILOT STATED HE DID NOT SEE THE SNJ DUE TO HIS VIEW BEING OBSTRUCTED BY THE NOSE OF THE SBD. NO WING WALKERS WERE PRESENT AT THE TIME.